intelligence Flashcards
stereotype threat
-the idea that mental access to a particular stereotype can have real-world impact on a stereotyped group
Charles Spearman
- early scholar of intelligence
- intelligence was one thing, a general factor, G
Spearman study
-if people performed well in one are they more than likely succeeded in another area
Galton
- pioneered psychological measurement-, he discovered that intelligence is a variable that can be measured
- particularly interested in intelligence and thought it was inherited much like height and eye color
Alfred Binet
- pioneering the measurement of intellectual ability
- fascinated by individual differences
Simon-Binet
- a created first IQ test together
- test to measure intelligence in children
Weschler Adult Intelligence Test
-access peoples ability to remember, compute, understand language, reason well and process information quickly.
James Flynn
- the first researcher to identify that older people outperform on older tests
- evolving
Gardner Theory
- based on multiple intelligences
- people process information through different channels, they learn in unique ways
- 8 common intelligences
emotional intelligence
-emphasis on the experience of expressing emotions
-a mixture of abilities such as stress management
personality, a predisposition to being a certain way
Carrolls concepts
-divided intelligence into 3 levels
-decending form the most abstract
down to most specific
Stratum III-general
Stratum II-fluid intelligence(think on your feet) and visual perception, processing speed
Stratum I-he second one can be subdivided into specific catergories, such as reaction, time and word fluencey
fluid intelligence
-think on your feet
crystalized intelligence
-ability to use language skills, and experince to address problems
IQ-intelligence quotient
-derived by dividing a childs mental age(score from the test)by their chronological age to create an overall quotient.
Lewis Terman
- Stanford professor that created first standarized test know as the Stanford test.
- easily reliable categorizations and comparisons between individuals.