Intelligence Flashcards
- understand complex ideas
- adapt effectively to the environment
- learn from experiences
- engage in reasoning
- overcome obstacles
intelligence
measure of an individuals overall intelligence as opposed to specific abilities
general intelligence
the ability to think logically without the need to use learned knowledge
- seeing patterns
- solving novel problems
- born with
fluid intelligence
the ability to think logically using specific learned knowledge
- vocabulary
- multiplication tables
- adding crystals
- learned knowledge
crystalized intelligence
ability to manage emotions and reason about mental states of others
- social skills
- workplace relationships
- happiness/satisfaction
emotional intelligence
divine a person’s mental age by the person’s chronological and then multiply by 100
IQ (intelligence quotient) - Mental age
abstract reasoning measures that doesn’t depend on language
- less influenced by cultural differences
culture fair IQ tests
a measure of individual intelligence relative to a statistically normal curve
intelligence quotient (IQ)
worldwide increases in IQ scores of about 3 points per decade over the last 100 years
flynn effect
the collection of conceptual, social, and practical skills that people learn ignorer to function in their daily lives
adaptive behavior
- IQ/AB scores 55 to 70
- many live independently, work, marry, have families, etc.
- sometimes the result of environmental causes like poverty
mild intellectual disability
- IQ/AB scores 40 to 55
- sometimes the result of a medical or genetic condition (e.g., Down syndrome, Williams syndrome)
- many need assisted living, but this varies
moderate intellectual disability
- IQ/AB scores 40 to 55
- sometimes the result of a medical or genetic condition (e.g., Down syndrome, Williams syndrome)
- many need assisted living, but this varies
moderate intellectual disability
- IQ/AB 25 to 40
- often the result of serious medical conditions and identified very early in life
- may learn some basic skills but often require significant assistance and supervision
severe intellectual disability
- IQ/AB < 25
- often the result of serious medical conditions and identified very early in life
- may learn some basic skills but often require significant assistance and supervision
profound intellectual disability
