EDU PSY- Intelligence

Question 1

Origin of Intelligence Testing

Answer 1

• 1904, Alfred Binet- test to predict which children would succeed in a regular classroom and which would need special education
• 1916, Lewis Terman revised Binet’s test and included a summary score called the IQ. Terman’s revision was called the Stanford-Binet

Question 2

Spearman’s Two factor theory of Intelligence

Answer 2

Two Factor Theory
- General factor
Affects performance on all intellectual tests
- Specific factor
Affects performance only on specific intellectual tests

Question 3

Limitations of Intelligence Tests

Answer 3

• Intelligence cannot be measured directly
• Intelligence test scores can be improved with systematic instruction
• Intelligence tests do not measure several characteristics that contribute to academic and life success

Question 4

Three contemporary views

Answer 4

• David Wechsler
  Global Capacity View
• Robert Sternberg
  Triarchic Theory
• Howard Gardner
  Multiple Intelligences Theory

Question 5

David Wechsler’s Intelligence Ideas

Answer 5

• Global capacity of individuals to act purposefully, think rationally, and deal effectively with their environment
• IQ does not reflect an individual’s full intellectual ability

Question 6

Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory

Answer 6

• Practical Ability (adapting to one’s environ, shaping it, selecting a different one)
• Creative Ability (solving novel and unfamiliar problems)
• Analytical Ability (usig prior knowl. and cog. to solve problems and learn new info.)

Question 7

Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences: types

Answer 7

logical mathematical, linguistic, musical, spatial

Question 8

Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences: Log. Math.

Answer 8

• Logical Mathematical (sensitivity/capac to discern logical or num. patterns- long chains of reasoning)

Question 9

Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic

Answer 9

sensitivity to sounds, rythms and meanings of words- diff functions of language

Question 10

Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences: Musical

Answer 10

appreciate and produce rythm, pitch, and timbre

Question 11

Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences: Spatial

Answer 11

capacity to perceive visual-spatial world accurately and to perform transformations on one’s initial perceptions

Question 12

Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences (see chart)

Question 13

Intelligence Misconceptions

Answer 13

• A person who has strength in one area will excel at all tasks within that domain
• Ability is destiny
• Every child’s instruction should be tailored to their particular intelligence
• Every child should be taught all content in eight different ways

Question 14

Learning Styles

Answer 14

a consistent preference over time for dealing with intellectual tasks in a particular way
- 3 types: 
Reflectivity and impulsivity,
Field-dependence and field-independence,
Mental self-government styles

Question 15

Reflectivity

Answer 15

In a problem-solving situation, the student prefers to spend more time collecting information and analyzing its relevance to the solution before offering a response

Question 16

Impulsivity

Answer 16

In a problem-solving situation, the student responds quickly with little collection or analysis of information

Question 17

Field Dependence

Answer 17

• when confronted with a problem, they are strongly influenced by such contextual factors as additional information and other people’s behavior
• (students prefer to work within the existing structure)

Question 18

Field Independence

Answer 18

• when confronted with a problem, they are influenced more by the person’s knowledge base than by the presence of additional information or other people’s behavior
• (prefer working with their own structure)

Question 19

Spearman’s two ideas of intelligence

Answer 19

• two factor

- triarchic

Question 20

Sternberg’s alterations to gen. ideas of intelligence

Answer 20

• includes practical intelligence
• each ability can be improved through instruction
• Students learn best when all three (P, C, A) are used