Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Psychological Assesment > Intelligence > Flashcards

Intelligence Flashcards

1
Q

Multifaceted capacity that manifests itself in different ways across all life span.

A

Intelligence

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Existence of systematic individual differences in the performance of tasks that involve the manipulation, retrieval, evaluation or processing of information.

A

Intelligence

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

According to him, intelligence is inherited and that mental processes cannot be separated because they interact together.

A

Francis Galton

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Francis Galton posited that the most intelligent person’s were those equipped with the best __.

A

Sensory abilities

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

According to him, intelligence is the degree of availability of one’s experiences for the solution of his present problems and the anticipation of future ones.

A

Henry Goddard

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

She developed the cognition in children and state that intelligence may be conceived of as a kind of evolving biological adaptation to the outside world.

A

Jean Piaget

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Refers to organized action of mental structure that when applied to the world leads to knowing or understanding.

A

Schema/Schemata

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

He defined intelligence as the aggregate of the global capacity of the individuals to act purposefully, to think rationally and to deal effectively with his environment.

A

David Wechsler

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Lewis Terman believed that the _ meant to quantify intellectual functioning to allow comparison among individuals.

A

Intelligence quotient or IQ

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Formula to get IQ.

A

Mental age/ Chronological age x 100

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

What model did Charles Spearman developed?

A

Model of General Mental Ability or Two Factor Theory Intelligence

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

What are the 2 factor theory of intelligence?

A

General ability (g)
Special abilities (s)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Ability required for performance of mental tests of all kinds; Spearman called this kind of “mental energy” that underlies the specific factors.

A

General ability (g)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Abilities required for performance on just one kind of mental test.

A

Special abilities (s)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

What are the 7 primary mental abilities according to Louis Leon Thurstone?

A

Verbal comprehension
Word Fluency
Number
Space
Associative memory
Perceptual speed
Induction or General Reasoning

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Raymond Cattell believed that “g’s” has two related but distinct components which are:

A

Fluid Intelligence
Crystallized Intelligence

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

The ability to see relationships as in analogies and letters and numbers series. Primary reasoning ability. It decreases as one ages.

A

Fluid Intelligence

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Acquired knowledge and skills or also known as Factual knowledge. This increases with age.

A

Crystallized Intelligence

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

He proposed additional factors to Cattell’s types, which include vulnerable and maintained abilities.

A

John L. Horn

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

What factors did John L. Horn proposed to add to Cattell’s?

A

Visual processing (Gv)
Auditory processing (Ga)
Quantitative processing (Gq)
Speed Processing (Gs)
Reading and writing (Grw)
Short-term memory (Gsm)
Long term storage and retrieval (Glr)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

What theory did John B. Carrol proposed?

A

Three Stratum Theory

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

How many abilities and processes is the second stratum of 3 Stratum theory composed of?

A

8

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

What is the composition of the first stratum in 3 Stratum theory?

A

Level/speed factor each

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Who is the proponent of Cattle-Horn-Carrol model? (CHC)

A

Kevin McGrew

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

Integration of two models.

A

Broad Stratum

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

What model has the exclusion of G, since it has little relevance to cross battery assessment and interpretation?

A

CHC Model

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

How many board stratum abilities and narrow abilities are there in CHC Model?

A

9;
70

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

He proposed that intelligence comprises 180 elementary abilities and those are made up of a combination of 3 dimensions.

A

Joy Paul Guilford

29
Q

What are the 3 dimensions combined to have 180 elementary abilities?

A

Operation
Content
Product

30
Q

Who proposed the Hierarchial Theory of Intelligence?

A

Philip E. Vernon

31
Q

Which theories had the gap that the Hierarchical Theory of Intelligence addressed?

A

Spearman’s Two Factor Theory (mainly about g’s) and Thurstone Multiple Factors theory (s has bigger role than g)

32
Q

This theory defined intelligence as comprising abilities of carrying levels of generality, “g” with the largest source of variance between individual’s verbal-numerical-educational and practical-mechanical-spatial “s”.

A

Hierarchial Theory of Intelligence

33
Q

He believes that each mental activity requires an aggregate different set of abilities.

A

Edward Lee Thorndike

34
Q

What are the 4 attributes of Abstract Intelligence?

A

Level
Range
Area
Speed

35
Q

What did Howard Gardner develop?

A

Multiple Intelligence Theory

36
Q

What are the 7 intelligences according to Multiple Intelligence Theory?

A

Verbal
Mathematical
Musical
Spatial
Kinesthetic
Interpersonal
Intrapersonal

37
Q

Russian neuropsychologist who developed the theory on information processing.

A

Aleksandra Luria

38
Q

What are the 2 basic types of information processing?

A

Simultaneous (Parallel)
Successive (Sequential)

39
Q

Refers to the process where information is integrated all at one time.

A

Simultaneous (Parallel)

40
Q

Refers to the process where information is individually processed in sequence.

A

Successive (Sequential)

41
Q

Reflects the general capacity for performing intellectual tasks such as solving verbal and mathematical problems.

A

IQ scores

42
Q

The average IQ Score and standard deviation of IQ score.

A

100
15

43
Q

How many percentage of people have IQ scores between:
90-100
over 130: superior in intelligence
Under 70: mentally deficient/impaired/retarded
Over 140: near genius

A

50
2.5
2.5
0.5

44
Q

The properties of normal distribution apply to IQ scores:
_ of IQ scores fall between 90 to 110
85-115
70-130
60-140

A

50%
70%
95.5 %
99.5 %

45
Q

5% of people have IQ _ and this is generally considered the benchmark for intellectual deficiency.

A

Under 70

46
Q

A condition of limited mental ability in that it produces difficulty in adopting to the demands of life.

A

Intellectual Deficiency

47
Q

What are the 5 levels of mental retardation?

A

50-70 Below average
40-35 mild mental retardation
35-20 moderate mental retardation
20-35 severe mental retardation
<20 Profound mental retardation

48
Q

What is the task used to measure the intelligence of infants?

A

Structured interview with examinee’s parents
Sensorimotor tasks

49
Q

What is the task used to measure older children’s intelligence?

A

Tasks designed to yield measure of the general information, vocabulary, social judgments and the other.
Verbal & performance abilities

50
Q

To what purpose usually are adults’ intelligence tests?

A

Clinical, career or vocational placement

51
Q

An index that refers to the chronological age equivalent of one’s performance on a test or subtest. Typically derived by reference norms that indicate age at which most testtakers are able to pass to otherwise meet some criterion of performance.

A

Mental age

52
Q

What are the issues in intelligence test?

A

Nature Vs Nurture
Preformation vs Predeterminism
Inheritance vs interactionism
Personality
Gender
Family Environment
Culture

53
Q

All living are preformed at birth, all organism structures including intelligence are preformed at birth and therefore cannot be improved.

A

Preformationism

54
Q

One’s abilities are predetermined by genetic inheritance and that no amount of learning or other intervention can enhance what has been genetically encoded to unfold in time.

A

Predeterminism

55
Q

People inherit certain intellectual potential.

A

Inheritance

56
Q

Exactly how much of the genetic potential is realized depends partiality on the type of environment in which it was nurtured.

A

Interactionism

57
Q

Intelligence may start to decline at the age of _. But recent studies show that it can start to decline as early as _ and _.

A

75
20’s and 30’s

58
Q

_ children tend to maintain their intellectual superiority.

A

Gifted

59
Q

He authored the article “the means IQ of American: Massive gains from 1932 to 1978.

A

James R. Flynn

60
Q

This effect states that intelligence seems to rise on average, year by year.

A

Flynn Effect

61
Q

A person who knows his or her way on the street.

A

Streetwise

62
Q

Refers to the perceived ability to avoid violent confrontation and to be safe in one’s neighborhood.

A

Street Efficacy

63
Q

They tend to perform better in tests that measure “g” and visual spatialization.

A

Men

64
Q

Children who thrive in a loving and secured family environment tend to do well in terms of intelligence because their environment gives opportunities for learning and growth.

A

Family Environment-Intelligence

65
Q

The family environment begins inside a mother’s womb.

A

Maternal effect

66
Q

Defined as the extent to which a test has incorporated the vocabulary, concepts, traditions, knowledge and feelings associated with a particular culture.

A

Culture loading

67
Q

This kind of test was designed to minimize the effects of culture loading.

A

Culture fair

68
Q

Who records the responses for individual vs group intelligence tests?

A

Individual- examiners
Group- Subjects record own responses

Psychological Assesment (8 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions