Intelligence Flashcards

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intelligence

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The ability to learn from experiences, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations

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reification

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The error of assigning test scores as a personality trait
EX. Daniel is intelligent because he gets good test scores.

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Factor analysis

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Cluster of skills related to a specific intelligence

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Spearman

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One intelligence (general intelligence)

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Thurstone

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First one to think there are different types of intelligence

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Gardner

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eight different intelligences
linguistic
Logical mathematical
Musical
Spatial
interpersonal
Intrapersonal
Body kinesthetic
Naturalist

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Sternberg

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Three types of intelligence
Analytical
Creative
Practical

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emotional intelligence

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Perceive/understand manage and use your emotions

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9
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Intelligence tests

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IQ tests

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Stanford Benet IQ test

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first widely used IQ test

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Alfred Binet

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made the first IQ test to place kids in Paris schools

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Lewis Terman

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professor at Stanford studied eugenics

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13
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Eugenics

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Study of selective reading

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14
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autism

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Or lower on IQ test

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Stereotype threat

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we’re positive there are types about someone’s racial, ethnic, or gender‘s ability to do a certain way on a test 

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16
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aptitude test

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Test for a future performance
EX. SAT/ACT.

17
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David Weschler

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made Weschler intelligence scale for children

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WISC

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Wessler intelligence scale for children
Also, have an adult version
-Tests spatial linguistic and math

19
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What are the parts of Weschler’s test?

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similarities
Vocab
Block design -putting blocks together
Letter number spacing

20
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how to calculate IQ

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mental age/actual age X 100

21
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percentages on a bell curve

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0.1%, 2%, 13.5%, 34%, 34%, 13.5%, 2%, 0.1%

22
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achievement test

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Tests what you have learned

23
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Francis Galton

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And intelligence believe nature was more important than nurture

24
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Flynn effect

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Younger generation scoring better so they have to change the test to fit the current bell curve

25
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correlational coefficient

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A mathematical number that shows a relationship between them
EX. Brain size and intelligent.

26
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how can tests be culturally biased

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The test can talk about language or topics that some cultures don’t know about

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reciprocal determinism

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Natural inclination influences environment
EX. Have a love for music so you hang around musicians, which leave you to like music even more

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means of central tendency

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Mean, median and mode

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Mode

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Most occurring number

30
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Skewed distribution

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not normal bell curve
EX. It caused by outliers.

31
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Content validity

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The continent on a test is testing what it supposed to

32
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Validity

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How accurate a test test

33
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Tracking

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sorting based on performance on test
EX. Casey math program.