Intelligence Flashcards
True or false:
Scientists believe that intelligence is hereditary.
True.
What is range of reaction?
The idea that people will react differently to different environments based on their genetic makeup.
Who developed the idea that genetics are linked to IQ?
Jensen.
What are learning disabilities?
Cognitive disorders that limit human function. Not the same as intellectual disabilities.
What is dysgraphia?
A learning disability that makes it hard to write correctly.
What is dyslexia?
A learning disability that makes it hard to read.
What is dyscalculia?
A difficulty in understanding arithmetic. Patterns, counting ,and math.
Who developed the idea of general (g) intelligence and specific (s) intelligence?
Spearman.
What is general (g) intelligence?
What intelligence tests have in common. What they mainly test.
What is specific (s) intelligence?
Skills that people have in narrow domains.
What is fluid intelligence?
Our ability to learn new ways of solving problems. Decreases with age.
What is crystallized intelligence?
This is the accumulated knowledge of the world that we have acquired throughout the years.
Who tailored the idea of primary mental abilities?
Thurstone. And he also states that these abilities are somewhat correlated.
Who tailored the idea of triarchic theory of intelligence?
Sternberg.
- Analytical intelligence - problem solving, academic reasoning
- Creative intelligence
- Practical intelligence - something you can’t gain with books
What is convergent thinking?
Thinking that is directed towards finding one solution to a problem.
What is divergent thinking?
Thinking that is directed towards finding multiple solutions to a problem.
Who tailored the idea that it is evolutionarily functional for people to be intelligent in different categories?
Gardner. He also believed that these intelligences were not at all correlated and also that the evidence for his theory were autistic people.
Most intelligence tests are ______ and have ______ validity.
Reliable and construct.
What is standardization?
Giving the test to people within different age ranges then taking the average across the age groups.
What is the flynn effect?
This idea that intelligence test scores have increased over the past few decades.
What is mental age?
The age that the person is functioning at intellectually. Mental age / real age * 100
What is WAIS?
Werchester adult intelligence scale.
What are aptitude tests?
These test a personas ability to perform a given task. SAT and job interviews.
True or False:
Reaction time and brain size are correlated with intelligence.
True.
