Problem 2 - the highest virtue

Question 1

Density distribution approach

Answer 1

-determining how differently the typical person acts on different approaches

Question 2

evidence for situation position

Answer 2

-people act very differently on different occasions

Question 3

mental abilities

Answer 3

-capacity to solve problems that demand thinking-related skills

Question 4

Cattell, Galton

Answer 4

-believed that individual differences in intellectual abilities could be understood as result of differences in physical/sensory abilities

Question 5

Binet und simon

Answer 5

-first researchers to develop tasks assessing mental abilities

Question 6

stern ?

Answer 6

-introduced the concept of IQ

IQ= mental age / chronological age x 100

Question 7

spearman and the g factor

Answer 7

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Question 8

low g loading tasks

Answer 8

• automatic

- simpel mental processes

Question 9

Thurstone - 7 primary factors

Answer 9

1) verbal fluency
2) verbal comprehension
3) ) numerical facility
4) spatial visualization
5) memory
6) perceptual speed
7) reasoning

Question 10

G plus group factors

Answer 10

• g factor exists

- also 7 factors

Question 11

j. paul guilford - structure of intellect model

Answer 11

-150 different abilities
-3 dimensions:
operation -> mental processing types (evaluation, memory, cognition)
content (visual material, auditory material etc )
products ( how info is stored and processed)
-no impirical support

Question 12

cattell (other cattell) - 2 factor theory / heirarchial model

Answer 12

• crystalized

- fluid

Question 13

biological basis of mental ability

Answer 13

• brain size
• nerve conduction velocity
• reaction time
• inspection time
• brain waves: averaged evoked potentials (EEG)
• brain glucose metabolism ( higher mental ability -> less glucose consumption)

Question 14

genetic influences

Answer 14

• womb environment, nutrition

- birth order ( first-borns -> slightly higher IQs)

Question 15

evolution and mental ability

Answer 15

-mutations

Question 16

Gardener’s Theory of multiple intelligence

Answer 16

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Question 17

Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory of intelligence

Answer 17

3 fundamental aspects of mental ability

1) analytic intelligence
2) creative intelligence
3) practical intelligence

Question 18

Emotional intelligence

Answer 18

-ability to perceive and understand one’s emotions and those of others (Mayer), ability to regulate one’s emotions, including characteristics such as self-control, self-confidence, trustworthiness, empathy, … (Goleman)

Question 19

ability models

Answer 19

-emotional intelligence as ability

Question 20

mixed models

Answer 20

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Question 21

the four branch (ability) model of EI

Answer 21

• ability model
• Mayer and Salovey
  1) perceiving emotions
  2) using emotions
  3) understanding emotions
  4) managing emotions

Question 22

MSCEIT test

Answer 22

-measuring emotional intelligence

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Question 23

Flynn effect

Answer 23

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Question 24

3 possible Explanations for Flynn effect

• by Flynn

Answer 24

1) gains are not real, but because of artifical sampling error
2) test sophistication
3) real intelligence increase

Question 25

3 possible Explanations for Flynn effect

• by Flynn

Answer 25

1) gains are not real, but because of aritifical sampling error
2) test sophistication
3) real intelligence increase

Question 26

Biological factors

Answer 26

-hybrid vigor

Question 27

hybrid factors

Answer 27

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