intelligence Flashcards

1
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intelligence

A

abilities involved with learning and adaptive behavior

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2
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ability

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skill that a person actually has

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3
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aptitude

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potential ability

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4
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practical intelligence

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ability to select and accomplish goals
self aware
aware of the world

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5
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verbal intelligence

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a broad vocabulary, learning skills, overall smart.

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6
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problem solving

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makes good decisions, plans ahead, considers results of actions

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7
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Lay People

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intelligence includes social competence

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8
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Spearman

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“general”

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9
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thurstone

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abilities are independent of each other

7 areas

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10
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cattell

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mental abilities form 2 clusters

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11
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the flynn effect

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the substantial and long sustained increase in both fluid and crystallized intelligence scores

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12
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howard garner

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multiple intelligences

7 unique abilities

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13
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metacomponents

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awareness of your own processes

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14
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performance

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mental operations or skills used to actually solve the problem

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15
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knowledge acquisition

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combine and compare pieces of information

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16
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experimental intelligence

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relate new situations to old ones
solve problems fast
create new ideas

17
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contextual

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adapting

relating things to themselves

18
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Alfred Binet

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designed first intelligence test for the french public schools
wanted to see who needed extra help
created mental age

19
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Terman- Professor at stanford

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created the term IQ
normed the test around the score of 100
gender bias

20
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stanford binet IQ test

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individual
4 mental abilities: -verbal reasoning
-abstract/visual reasoning 
-quantitive reasoning 
-short term memory
21
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wechester intelligence scales

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WAIS-R- adult intelligence scale
made for adults
mental age norms did not work
no emphasis on life skills

22
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WAIS-R

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divided into verbal and performance

23
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performance tests

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“non readers”

minimize use of words

24
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culture fair test

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minimize use of language

25
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criticisms of IQ

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verbal
test taking ability
cultural bias
do not test motivation, emotion, attitude

26
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what determines IQ

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heredity and the world

27
Q

tryon

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genetic differences disappear when the environment is dull

28
Q

PKU

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liver does not remove phenylalanine

29
Q

down syndrome

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extra 21st chromosome
oval eyes
40-50% have heart defects

30
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william syndrome

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issue with 7th chromosome