Intelligence Flashcards
What is genius?
Giftedness + extreme creativity
May need assisted living. Sometimes result of medical or genetic condition
Moderate ID. 40-55
What do genetics determine in IQ?
The range within which IQ is likely to fall
Two factor theory of intelligence
Every task requires a combination fo a general ability and skills that are specific to the task
IQ of intellectual disability
below 70
Intelligence is flexible. Success results from hard work
Incremental theory
What does environment determine in IQ?
Exact point in genetic range IQ falls
May learn some basic skills but often require significant assistance and supervision. Sometimes the result of serious mental conditions
Severe and profound ID. 0-40
A measure of individual intelligence relative to a statistically normal curve
Intelligence quotient (IQ)
First intelligence test
Binet and Simon in 1904 in French schools to predict perfomance
Can live independently and have jobs and families. Sometimes a result of environment like poverty
Mild ID. 55-70
Intelligence tests with abstract reasoning measures that don’t depend on language
culture fair iq test
Intelligence is fixed. Success comes from innate ability
Entity theory
IQ of 130 or above
Giftedness
What do intelligent brains have?
Faster communication of info. among neurons. More myelination.
Early iq test problems
General trivia and only specific to one type of culture
The ability to think logically using specific learned knowledge
crystallized intell
Understand and manage our own emotions and identify and empathize with the mental states of others
Emotional and social intelligence
IQ and gray/white matter in men and women
More linked to gray matter in men and white in women
Sternbergs trierchic theory
Analytical, practical, and creative intelligences. High in some and low in others
What is intelligence positively related to?
Thickness of the cerebral cortex
Worldwide inc in IQ scores of about 3 points per decade over the last 100 years
Flynn effect
Environmental factors associated with IQ
prenatal alcohol/drug exposure, diet, socioeconomic status, and education opportunities
Measure of an individuals overall intelligence as opposed to specific abilities
general intell