L8- intelligence and reasoning Flashcards
Define creativity
Difficult to study, but it is the ability to produce something new and valuable
Define divergent thinking
Ability to produce multiple solutions to a single problem
Explain torrances 1975 test of creative thinking
Verbal and figural tasks
Name as many objects beginning with a specifc letter
Create different patterns form a base design
=ability to devise many uses for an object
Is thinking a skill
Yes
What type of thinking can be trained
Lateral thinking
What is stanburg and lubert theory of creativity
1domain relevant skills
2creative processes
3intrinsic motivation
Define thinking
Categorising, reasoning, and solving problems
Four scales fo thinking
Perceive, classifying, manipulate, combine
What is the most wudely distributed iq test?
WISC
What is the definition of intelligence?
The ability to
- learn and remember information
- recognise concepts and relations
- apply information to own behaviour in adaptive way
Or whatever the intelligence tests measure
Explain the process overlap theory
To do the test we need for intelligence testing, executive functions that are common to all tests.
(Genial executive functions which apply to all intelligence tests: spatial, verbal, numerical, etc)
Explain spearman’s 2 factor theory
The performance on an intelligence test is influenced by two factors
General factor g
Specific factor s (test specific)
Name thurstones 7 factors affecting intelligence testing
Verbal comprehension Verbal fluency Perceptual speed Number Spatial visualisation Memory Reasoning
Sternbergs 1985 factors which influence intelligence testing
Componential
Experiential
Contextual (adapt to, select own place in environment, modify)
According to cattell what two factors affect intelligence testing?
Fluid and crystallised
