intelligence Flashcards
is the ability to adapt to ones environment
intelligence
factors affecting IQ
- genetic influences
- home influence
- social and class differences
- ethnic differences
have scores of 70 and below in intelligence as measured by IQ test
mental retardation
levels of mental retardation
mild - IQ score 55 to 69
moderate - IQ score 40 to 54
severe - IQ score 25 to 39
profound - IQ score below 25
causes of mental retardation:
- such as due to fetal alcohol syndrome
chromosomal abnormality
causes of mental retardation:
- such as history of mental retardation in the family, extreme poverty, malnutrition
familial retardation
an individual who has a score of 130 and above on IQ test
mental giftedness
test devised to measure a person’s level of intelligence
intelligence tests or IQ test
father of mental tests and the key figure in modern intelligence testing. he believe that intelligence is quantifiable and normally distributed
sir francis galton
developed a strategy whereby a mental age is determined and divided by child’s chronological age.
this formula stated as MA\CA X 100 = IQ
alfred binet
theories of intelligence
- howard gardner’s multiple intelligences
- charles spearman’s G factor
- fluid and crystallized intelligence
- practical and emotional intelligence
charles spearman’s G factor
general intelligence such as the ability to reason and solve problems
G factor
charles spearman’s G factor
specific intelligence such as music, business, or art
S factor
reflects information processing capabilities, reasoning, and memory
fluid intelligence
is the accumulation of information, skills, and strategies that people have learned through experiences and that they can apply in situations
crystallized intelligence
