Intelligence

Question 1

define intelligence

Answer 1

mental capability to reason, plan, comprehend complex ideas, learn from experience, learn quickly and adapt to novel circumstances

Question 2

aristotles 5 wits

Answer 2

imagination, fantasy, memory, reason, common sense

Question 3

why did binet want to measure intelligence

Answer 3

to ensure disabled children get appropriate attention

Question 4

describe the IQ test and what it measures

Answer 4

average IQ is 100 with SD 15
measures knowledge, spatial awareness, reaction time/processing speed, memory and reasoning (visual, verbal)

Question 5

what is test-retest reliability

Answer 5

measures how consistent scores are across multiple sittings of the same test

Question 6

describe bell curve

Answer 6

68 - 95 - 99.7%

Question 7

flynn effect

Answer 7

people getting smarter over time due to less pollutants, better education and nutrition

Question 8

how was the flynn effect masked by IQ testing

Answer 8

mean IQ is set to 100 so it looks like it did not change over time

Question 9

ways that do not work to improve IQ

Answer 9

playing music for children

Question 10

ways to improve IQ in children

Answer 10

nutrition in breastmilk, cognitive environments, interactive reading, preschool, play musical instrument (school aged children)

Question 11

list some things that could influence outcome of IQ

Answer 11

sleep, caring/motivation, reward, practice

Question 12

G theory

Answer 12

general intelligence; there is singular dimension or factor that captures/describes cognitive ability

Question 13

fluid intelligence

Answer 13

ability to perceive relationships, adapt, learn

Question 14

when does fluid intelligence peak

Answer 14

20s

Question 15

crystallized intelligence

Answer 15

dependent on culture and formal learning; vocabulary

Question 16

when does crystallized intelligence peak

Answer 16

middle age

Question 17

describe triarchic theory of intelligence

Answer 17

analytical: IQ
creativity: novel ideas/situations
practical: everyday tasks

Question 18

describe emotional intelligence

Answer 18

perceiving, using, understanding and managing emotions

Question 19

why is howard gardner’s multiple intelligences bad (linguistic, musical, math)

Answer 19

never tested or measured categories, categories are skills / personality

Question 20

what can IQ predict

Answer 20

education, health outcome, death, job income and success, social mobility

Question 21

heritability

Answer 21

extent to which differences in appearance of trait across people explained by genes; describe variability in population

Question 22

how to test if IQ is heritable

Answer 22

give IQ test to identical siblings and fraternal twins in shared environment; expect IQ to be higher for identical siblings

Question 23

linguistic intergroup bias

Answer 23

use positive words to describe ingroup and negative to descibe outgroup using adjectives

Question 24

are you more likely to remember a emotion of someone by labelling their emotion or describing their emotion

Answer 24

describing it

Question 25

Who is more likely to remember the emotion of someone:

Language with a description
Language using a label

Answer 25

label

Question 26

would a collectivist culture use pronouns in words or not

Answer 26

no