Intelligence Flashcards
Charles spearman
1800-1900s
Created general intelligence (g factor)
Increase in the g factor will allow you to excel in all areas
Intelligence
Is the ability to reason abstractly ( the what ifs)
Ability to adapt to new situation
Acquire and retain knowledge
Learning from experience
Multiple intelligences
Howard Gardner
1) linguistic intelligence-word/ verbal smart
2) logical mathematical- puzzles
3) Musial- pitch rhythm
4) spatial- mentally rotate objects, find way around
5) bodily kinesthetic- athletes, dancers, surgeons
6) intra personal- knowledge of self, counseling
7) interpersonal- interacting with others such as a comedian
8) naturalist- with nature, biologist
9) existential- philosophical smarts
Meaning of life
Sternberg-triarchic
1) analytical- school/book smarts. Problem solve
2) creative- fluency( great number of ideas,) flexibility-come at problems from different angles, originality
3) practical-ability to adapt to changing environments
Emotional intelligence
Peter salovey and John Meyer
Perceive different emotions by faces postures
Understand how they can change
Manage and use emotions, make yourself and others happy
Alfred binet
Thought of mental age. First intelligence test. Levels of age that they are thinking or behaving
William stern
Thought of iq intelligence quotient
Iq is mental age divided by chronological age times 100
Wais
Wechsler adult intelligence scale
Has verbal components such as comprehension,arithmetic, vocabulary, and information. Nom verbal componants such as performance, picture completion and digit symbol
Reliability for tests
Should be repeatable
Repeatable no matter who’s scoring the test
Test what it’s supposed to test example-intelligence
Test asses whole domain
Can predict future performance
Heredity with intelligence
50-80% variability in intelligence example -twins
Genes determine potential environment influence the rest
Gender and intelligence
Men-better at math, spacial problems, goal directed
Women- verbal remembering,emotions
Intelligence numbers
Below 70 is intellectually disabled
Above 130-gifted
Sevant syndrome
Spurts of intelligence in areas, may have mental illness. Have an iq of 40-70. Examples may be remembering numbers, calander dates, mechanical, strong memory
Kim peek
Mega sevant. Iq of 73. Genius in 15 subjects. Had no motor skills
Sides of brain not communicating with eachother
Memorized 12,000 books
Intelligence test
Method for assessing an individual’s mental attitudes and comparing them with those of others using numerical scores