intro to intelligence Flashcards
intelligence
the capacity to understand the world, think rationally, and use resources effectively when faced with challenges
reification
viewing an abstract immaterial concept as if it were concrete
general intelligence & charles spearmen
spearmen proposed that general intelligence is something you are born with, it can be analyzed by factor analysis the create a single aspect of intelligence
7 primary mental abilities & ll thurstone
a critic of spearmen, analyzed his subjects on 7 clusters of primary mental ability; word fluency, verbal comprehension, special ability, perceptual speed, numerical ability, intrusive reasoning, and memory
multiple intelligences & gardner
verbal, existential, interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalistic, mathematical, visual, musical, bodily
savant syndrome
when someone has a extremely
high ability in one specific area with significant deficits in other areas of intelligence
triarchic theory of intelligence & sternburg
analytical: assessed by intelligence tests
creative: adapting to novel
situations
practical: required for everyday tasks
emotional intelligence & daniel goleman
a set of skills that underline the accurate assessment, evaluation, and regulation of emotions
creativity
the ability to create ideas that are both novel and valuable, correlates with intelligence
crystallized intelligence
knowledge for hard facts
fluid intelligence
ability to decipher info and make decisions
the flynn effect
the trend of increasing intelligence scores as time passes
stereotype threat
people are or feel themselves to be at risk of conforming to stereotypes about their social group
