Lecture 6 Exam Questions!!!! (Catherine)

Question 1

Why is it important to consider individual as well as group differences in IQ testing?

Answer 1

• Because individual differences in IQ exist that may cause some individuals to show a change in IQ
• IQ is stable in groups across time, though individuals will fluctuate

Question 2

Fluid and Crystallised intelligence decline with age, can then same be said to be true for IQ?

Answer 2

*IQ is said to be relatively stable over time (despite the answer to the previous flash card)

• Fluid decreases by early adulthood
• Crystallised is relatively stable then starts to decline by mid 60’s

Question 3

What are the key points of the Flynn effect?

Answer 3

• The Flynn-effect causes IQ to increase over time
• IQ is, in effect, re-set when tests are re-normed
• Therefore it is unfair to compare a 20 years old from 2013 score with a 20 years old’s score from 1950
• It is unclear exactly what causes the Flynn-effect, though certainly improvements in technology, healthcare, SES, education, environment, and diet are thought to contribute
• It is possible that the Flynn-effect will reverse as we maybe rely too heavily on technology and devices rather than develop self-reliant skills.

Question 4

What has been consistently found with Gender Differences in IQ testing

Answer 4

Gender differences exist for SPECIFIC intellectual abilities
women and men have different strengths and weakness
Women go for accuracy, men go for speed.

Question 5

A diagnosis of Intellectual Disability can be of crucial importance to a person, what are some key considerations?

Answer 5

*Intellectual Disability criteria is extremely sensitive,
Having an ID impacts: Conceptual, Social and Practical skills
*ID diagnosis or lack has major implications (e.g. death penalty, criminal justice, social benefits, educational support)
*Whilst it is possible to fake, it’s hard to fake effectively (can be spotted)
*2.5-3% of Australia population have ID
6.5-7% have at least borderline diagnosis

Question 6

What is an important and, if poorly handled, quite controversial element of Indigenous Populations IQ scores?

Answer 6

• Indigenous Populations are at risk for low IQ and associated legal complications
• It is important to remember that IQ tests were written, normed/standardised in the context of white, middle class north American men, and are rarely culture-free
• The low scores are perhaps more a reflection of the low SES & restriction of opportunities open to Indigenous population rather than of the IQ of Indigenous populations
• NB Indigenous Europeans and Australians score around the same as each other.

Question 7

What are some of the reasons the Intellectually gifted may require inventions?

Answer 7

• They develop asynchronously
• They can be (wrongly) labelled ADHD or ID
• They can be Intense
• by age of 5-6 feeling self-doubt, isolated & protective
• by High School interpersonal skills decrease: isolation & anxiety increase
• The child’s Emotional Intelligence is a predictor in how well they do
• They require intervention - converts anxiety into powerful visions for success
• Without intervention: under-achievement & self-destruction