intelligence

Question 1

Spearman’s view on intelligence states that…

Answer 1

there is one general intelligence

Question 2

G factor (general intelligence) is _____ while s factor (special abilities) ____ and is affected by _______ and ______

Answer 2

stable, varies, education, environment

Question 3

Cattell and Horn’s theory of intelligence states that fluid intelligence is our…, tests…, and is affected by…

Answer 3

our capacity to acquire new knowledge, tests reasoning, genetics

Question 4

Cattell and Horn’s theory of crystalized intelligence states that…, is a measure of _____ and _____, and is affected by ____

Answer 4

knowledge and learning that has been acquired throughout your lifetime, vocabulary and math, education and culture

Question 5

how well different regions of the brain integrate to form intelligence describes which theory?

Answer 5

parieto-frontal integration theory

Question 6

Working memory is thought to predict what in intelligent behaviours?

Answer 6

reason and adaptibility

Question 7

someone generally limited intelligence abilities but exceptional ability in one specific area describes what?

Answer 7

savant syndrome

Question 8

Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligence states that….

Answer 8

multiple forms of intelligences reflect our ability to solve certain problems within a particular setting

Question 9

what are the three subtheories of Sternberg’s triarchic theory?

Answer 9

componential, experiential, contextual

Question 10

what does the componential subtheory state and what are its three components?

Answer 10

there are specific mental mechanisms for intelligent behaviour. meta-component, performance component, knowledge acquisition component

Question 11

the meta-component is for ____ and ___ ____. the performance component is for _____ _____. the knowledge acquisition component is for ____ ____ _____

Answer 11

planning and decision making, executing tasks, learning new information

Question 12

which subtheory describes how we apply mental mechanisms?

Answer 12

experiential subtheory

Question 13

fitting mental mechanisms to a given situation describes which subtheory

Answer 13

contextual subtheory

Question 14

name sternberg’s three types of intelligence

Answer 14

analytic, creative, practical

Question 15

describe analytic intelligence

Answer 15

our ability to compute and evaluate information. people who are good at this perform well on iq tests

Question 16

our ability to think in new ways describes which type of intelligence?

Answer 16

creative intelligence

Question 17

our ability to apply information to daily activities describes which form of intelligence according to sternberg?

Answer 17

practical intelligence

Question 18

how are the stanford-binet and simon-binet tests different and similar?

Answer 18

different in that stanford one uses a ration score (IQ). similar in that they have questions ranging from easy to hard

Question 19

what does the weschler test test for ?

Answer 19

abstract thnking in adults

Question 20

how is raven’s progressive matrices test unique?

Answer 20

non-verbal assessment of FLUID intelligence

Question 21

how and what does raven’s progressive matrices test?

Answer 21

tests abstract thinking by showing people matters with a missing section and asking them to determine the missing piece

Question 22

what is validity and reliability of IQ scores?

Answer 22

validity states that the test measures what it intends on measuring. reliability states that there is consistency across instances

Question 23

tests among ___ demonstrate that ____ is a better predictor of intelligence than _____

Answer 23

twins, genetics, environment

Question 24

the flynn effect states that…. because of….

Answer 24

IQ scores have been increasing every decade for the past 100 years because of education, health, and critical thinking

Question 25

assimilative thinking is associated with a ____ mood and leads people to be _____ to misinformation while ______ thinking is associated with a _____ mood and lowers chances

Answer 25

positive mood, susceptible, focused thinking, negative

Question 26

what can evoke a positive emotional response?

Answer 26

familiarity

Question 27

assuming you have already seen something you like describes what?

Answer 27

warm glow heuristic