intelligence Flashcards
what is g
general knowledge/general factor/general mental ability
what is IQ
- intelligence quotient
- standardized test based on normal distribution
- mental age / chronological age = IQ
Psychometric approach
- personality, intelligence, mood etc
- same questions and see the distribution
- objective
what did Galton enforce?
- heredity in relation to intelligence
- cousin of Darwin
what is modern heritability of intelligence
50%
what did alfred binet do?
- develop intelligence test to see who is delayed early and need intervention
- first IQ test (not standardized)
why are iq test not really valid
- as you get older your mental age stops growing, so there is a more clear distinction between them
- cultural bias (biased to western culture)
- cant show all types of intelligence
- can reinforce stereotypes
how do the binet-simon IQ tests measure intelligence?
IQ= [mental age (score) / chronological age] x 100
what is the weshler test (WAIS)
- alt to IQ test
- uses verbal and performance skills
what is the one sure way to check intelligence
there is no one way, everyone has a different definition
what is deviation IQ
- compares score with the standards ppl in your age group
- how many standard deviations away from the mean
what is the Flynn effect
- population is getting more intelligent
- better nutrition/health care/education/tech
why do we recalibrate normal curves of IQ tests?
to keep the mean at 100
Who came up with g?
- Spearman
- G (general mental capacity)
- ‘great at everything’=high g
- deeper ability to reason
Who came up woth the Three stratum model
- Caroll
- 3 levels of skills arranged in hierarchy
- General Stratum (1): g
- Broad Stratum (2): fluid, crystallized, memory, learning
- Narrow Stratum (3): specific
who came up with the multiple intelligence theory? what is some criticism?
- gardner
- several components make up intelligence
- ppl argue that some of the multi intelligences are talents
savants
- very gifted at one skill but overall intellectually disabled
what are the four parts of emotional intelligence
- perceiving others emotions
- using emotions for reasoning
- understanding cause of emotions
- managing extent and timing of emotions
beyond psychometric tests, what affects intelligence?
- genetics (adapt neurologically)
- nutrition (prenatal health)
- early education
what is growth mindset
- cannot measure on IQ test
- hard work=developing abilities
- love learning
- mindset not effected by gender, class etc
sex differences in intelligence
men: spatial tasks, eye-hand coordination, math
women: verbal, reading, speed, fine motor
how is intelligence determined by genes and enviro
genes: inherited components (brain resources, fast metabolism of resources, neural process speed)
enrio: prenatal nutrition, substandard exposure, SES, nutrition, stable housing, safety, parental factors, attachment
- inherit capacity thats nurtured by enviro
