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Intelligence Flashcards

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what is the psychologist’s definition of intelligence?

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the capacity to profit from experience and go beyond the information given

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psychometrics

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the construction of tests to measure psychological characteristics

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important test characteristics

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reliability
validity
standardization

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reliability

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consistent and replicable outcomes

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validity

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the test measures what is intended to be measured

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standardization

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uniform conditions for administrating tests

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how are psychological tests measured?

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through criterion measures and test items

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criterion measure

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outcome assumed to require a characteristic

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test items

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samples of behaviors expected to predict criterion measures

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Binet test

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IQ test that attempts to predict children needing special education
first test to measure mental age
developed by Alfred Binet

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Stanford-Binet test

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adapts the Binet test for the United States
introduced the intelligence quotient
developed by Lewis Terman

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Wechsler Adult Intelligence Test

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adapted IQ test for adults
scaled scores to normal distribution
developed by David Wechsler

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Spearman’s General Factory Theory

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all cognitive abilities share a general mental ability (g)

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Cattell’s Two Factor Theory

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general intelligence has two divisions: crystallized intelligence and fluid intelligence

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crystallized intelligence (Gc)

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acquired knowledge

maintained throughout life

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fluid intelligence (Gf)

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basic information processing skills

performs worse over time

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Flynn effect

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average IQ has increased over time

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Gardner’s multiple intelligence models

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humans have eight intelligences: 
linguistic
logical-mathematical
musical
intrapersonal
interpersonal
bodily-kinesthetic
spatial
naturalist
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emotional intelligence

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the ability to recognize and regulate emotions of oneself and others

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