Cognitive Development Flashcards
Formal Assessment of Abilities
Intellectual Disability
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Intelligence
Adaptive Behavior
Formal Assessment of Abilities
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Intelligence/Cognitive Ability
Academic Functioning
The Normal Curve
The Mean IQ score = 100
Approximately 95% of the population have scores within two standard deviations (SD) of the mean (70- 130)
2/3 of the population have IQ scores within one SD of the mean (85- 115)
Intelligence / Cognitive Assessment
“We must guard against defining intelligence solely in terms of ability to pass the tests of a given intelligence scale. It should go without saying that no existing scale is capable of adequately measuring the ability to deal with all possible kinds of material on all intelligence levels.”
- Terman (1921, as quoted in Sattler, 1992)
Current views of intelligence
Multifaceted and hierarchically organized
Intelligence quotient “IQ” is a general estimate of the sum of many different abilities
General factor (g) impacts global functioning on cognitive tasks as well as specific abilities
Genetic contributions to intelligence modified by experiences
A current view of intelligence
Cattell-Horn-Carroll Model of Intelligence
General Intelligence- Stratum III
Broad Abilities- Stratum II
Narrow Abilities- Stratum I
See chart nigga
Factors Influencing Intelligence
Genetic Factors
Familial Factors
Nonfamilial Factors
Genetic Factors
Genetic Makeup
Familial Factors
Mother ‘s IQ and Education Father’s IQ and Education Socioeconomic Status Prenatal Variables Early Developmental Variables Health Care and Nutrition
Nonfamilial Factors
Quality of School Teacher characteristics Culture Quality of Community Environmental Toxins
The Flynn Effect
Documented by James Flynn in 1984
Rise in standardized intelligence test scores since the beginning of the 20th century
Average rate of increase 3 IQ points per decade
Cause remains uncertain
What is an Intellectual Disability?
DSM-5 Criteria
Deficits in intellectual functions
(e.g. problem-solving, reasoning, abstract thinking, planning, learning, etc.)
Generally Full Scale IQ < 70
Deficits in adaptive functioning that result in a failure to meet developmental and socio-cultural standards for personal independence and social responsibility.
Onset of intellectual and adaptive deficits occurs during the developmental period (childhood and adolescence
Intellectual Disability
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDDD)
Significant limitations in intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior which are apparent prior to the age of 18
Definition based on 5 assumptions:
- Limitations are considered within the context of the person’s environment and culture
- Assessment should consider cultural and linguistic diversity as well as differences in communications, sensory, motor, and behavioral factors
- Limitations often coexist with strengths
- You must develop a profile of needed supports
- With appropriate personalized supports, the functioning of the person with the intellectual disability will generally improve
Intellectual Disability: Levels of Severity
Mild
Moderate
Severe
Profound
Mild
85 percent
IQ range 50 to 69
There may be no obvious differences in young children
Differences often appear in academic settings for children and teens
Independent employment in with special training and supervision and may be able to live partially independently
Moderate
10 percent
IQ range 34 to 49
Skills lag behind same-age peers throughout development
May need help acquiring basic skills for daily living (e.g. hygiene, safety, household chores) – may need supervised housing
May work in sheltered
environment with extensive support and supervision
Severe
3 to 4 percent
IQ range 20 to 34
Very basic communication skills
Need extensive supports throughout life in most domains
Profound
1 to 2 percent
IQ range < 20
Minimal functioning; limited understanding of others/world
Dependent on others for all aspects of daily care
Estimates of Mental Age and Academic Achievement
Mild
Adult Mental Age
9 to 11 years
Grade Level
3rd to 6th
Estimates of Mental Age and Academic Achievement
Moderate
Adult Mental Age
6 to 9 years
Grade Level
1st to 3rd
Estimates of Mental Age and Academic Achievement
Severe
Adult Mental Age
4 to 6
Grade Level
Pre-K to 1st