Intelligence Flashcards
Who was Howard Gardner?
One getting intelligence dearest. Howard Gardner argues that there are at least eight different kinds of intelligence. some say he is moving well beyond what is normally consider to be intelligence.by adding things like musical ability these critics say he’s probably in the concept of intelligence to includes areas that are used to be considered talents or skills.
What is intelligence?
The ability to learn from experiences, solve problems and use knowledge to adapt to new situations.
Who was Robert Sternberg?
I intelligence theorist that said that there are three separate types of intelligence.
What are the three different types of intelligence that Robert Sternberg theorized.
1) analytic- this is the kind of intelligence that is most often stressed in schools. Helps people analyze, compare and evaluate and it matches closely with most people use of intelligence.
2) creative-individuals hi am creative intelligence can do things like create, event, and design. They come up with new ideas and adapt to new situations.
3) practical- practical intelligence is the sort of common sense that helps you complete the various tasks your face. It allows you to apply, use and do.
What is emotional intelligence?
The ability to perceive, express, understand and regulate emotions. People with high emotional intelligence are more in touch with their feelings. They can face Setbacks without losing their motivation and they can manage their emotion in a way that allows them to get along with others.
What is general intelligence and who came up with it?
Charles Spearman proposed a factor that said that general intelligence fuels all types of intelligence. He believed that people who excelled in one area could also excel in others.
Who was Alfred Binet?
A man from France who developed the standardized intelligence tests. He assumed that intellectual abilities grow year-by-year. Binet and Simon used these assumptions to measure mental age, a shorthand description of the difficulty level of the questions that a child can answer.
Who was Lewis Terman?
He revised the original Binet and Simon test and this provision was called “Stanford-Binet intelligence test. He devised a way to express an individual’s performance with a single, easy to interpret number.
How do you figure out someone’s IQ?
IQ= MA/CA x 100
Who was David Wechsler?
In the 1930s he began to work on the number of intelligence tests that is become the most widely used individual intelligence tests in America.
Name 3 factors of the Wechsler Intelligence Scales.
1) different tests for different age groups
2) separate scores for verbal abilities and non-verbal performance abilities
3) use of sub-texts
Explain the individual intelligence tests
I trained examiner gives the test to one person at a time.
Explain group tests.
Developed by the US Army in the early 1900s they were used to evaluate the massive number of people. They were easy because those supervising did not need extensive training, they were easy to score, and could be given to a large group of people. They are not reliable as individual test
Explain achievement tests
I tend to measure what the test taker has accomplished.
Explain aptitude test
Attempts to predict the test takers future performance. Aptitude tests are also considered intelligence tests because they attempt to assess the test takers ability to learn
