Exam 3 Flashcards
according to cattel what are the two intelligence types and what do they do?
Fluid- the ability to learn and problem solve
Crystalized- Hard facts
according to Gardner there are 8 intelligence types what are they?
logic interpersonal intrapersonal spatial naturalist rhythmic kinestic
What are the 3 causes intellectual disabilities?
Genetic problems
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Testing errors
What is chronological age?
age in years
What is intelligence?
The ability to obtain new knowledge and understand the world
How is IQ determined?
Mental age over chronological age X100
what is the arousal approach to motivation t
the belief we try to maintain a level of motivation
what is the drive reduction approach to motivation
the theory that a lack of a need produces the drive to push a person to satisfy the need
What is a IQ over 130?
Gifted
what is an IQ 70 or below?
An intellectual disability
what is the excitement stage
desire and arousal
what is the plateau stage?
Highest level of arousal
what is the orgasm stage?
involuntary muscle contractions
regarding social development what age group is in Intimacy verus isolation?
young adults
what age group is in integrity vs despair
Old age
what is James/lang theory?
event- reaction-feelings
what is cannon/bards theory?
event happens you react and feel at the same time
what is the facial feedback theory?
what you put on your face you feel
What are teratogens
environmental agents like drugs, chemicals, and viruses that produce birth defects
what is socialization ?
a process by which we learn the rules and norms of behavior
What is drive?
inner tension we try to reduce
longitude research
investigates behavior as participants age
what is secure attachment
babies with secure attachment experience some distress but settle
ambivalent attachment
upset when mom leaves no reaction to return
define concrete operations
age 7 to 12 learn to reverse
define pre operational
ages 2 to 7 lack the ability to conserve and reverse
define formal operations
kids 12 and up gain the ability to think abstractly