Intelligence Flashcards
What term is given to an inferred process that humans use to explain the different degrees of adaptive success in people’s behavior
Intelligence
What type of persons specialize in measuring psychological characteristics for intelligence
Psychometricians
What are the different theories of intelligence
Spearman’s Two Factor Theory Thurstone’s Seven Factor Theory Cattell’s Theory Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence
What theorist theorized that a general intelligence factor (g) underlies other, more specific aspects of intelligence
Charles Spearman
True or false, according to Spearman there is dominant S factor, and lesser ability g factor
False, It is the other way around
What theorist theorised that Intelligence is a cluster of 7 primary abilities. Each independent from the other.
Louis L. Thurstone
What the 7 theories of intelligence according to Louis L. Thurstone
Verbal comprehension, verbal fluency, numerical ability, spatial visualization, inductive reasoning, perceptual speed, memory, deductive reasoning and problem solving ability.
According to Spearman, what factor was just an overall average score of these independent abilities
g factor
What were the two types of intelligence according to Cattel
Fluid and Crystallized
What type of intelligence involves The ability to think on the spot and solve novel problems
The ability to perceive relationships
The ability to gain new types of knowledge
Fluid
What type of intelligence involves Factual knowledge about the world
The skills already learned and practiced
Cystallized
What type of intelligence involves Arithmetic facts
Knowledge of the meaning of words, State capitals
Crystallized
What type of intellingence involves Solving a new calculus problem
Fluid
What type of intelligence involves Designing a road trip from your home town to a Tulsa Oklahoma
Fluid
What type of intelligence involves Calculating sales tax
Crystallized
What type of intelligence involves Writing a novel
Crystallized
True or false, Crystallized intelligence increases as age increases
True
True or False, reaches its peak after age 20, and remains steady before
False, it reaches it peak after age 20, and remains steady throughout life