PSY111 - ch9

Question 0

capacity to understand hypothetical concepts

Answer 0

abstract thinking

Question 1

diagnostic tool designed to measure overall thinking ability

Answer 1

intelligence test

Question 2

hypothetical factor that accounts for overall differences in intellect among people

Answer 2

g (general intelligence)

Question 3

particular ability level in a narrow domain

Answer 3

s (specific abilities)

Question 4

capacity to learn new ways of solving problems

Answer 4

fluid intelligence

Question 5

accumulated knowledge of the world acquired over time

Answer 5

crystallized intelligence

Question 6

idea that people vary in their ability levels across different domains of intellectual skill

Answer 6

multiple intelligences

Question 7

intelligence test based on the measure developed by Binet and Simon, adapted by Lewis Terman of Stanford University

Answer 7

Stanford-Binet IQ test

Question 8

systematic means of qualifying differences among people in their intelligence

Answer 8

intelligence quotient (IQ)

Question 9

age corresponding to the average individuals performance on an intelligence test

Answer 9

mental age

Question 10

expression of a persons IQ relative to his or her same-aged peers

Answer 10

deviation IQ

Question 11

most widely used intelligence test for adults today, consisting of 15 subtests too assess different types of mental abilities

Answer 11

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)

Question 12

abstract reasoning measure that doesn’t depend on language and is often believed to be less influenced by cultural factors than other IQ tests

Answer 12

culture-fair IQ test

Question 13

distribution of scores inn which the bulk of the scores fall toward the middle, with progressively fewer scores toward the “tails” or extremes

Answer 13

bell curve

Question 14

condition characterized by an onset prior to adulthood, an IQ below about 70, and an inability to engage in adequate daily functioning

Answer 14

mental retardation

Question 15

extent to which the variability of a trait within a group is genetically influenced

Answer 15

within-group heritability

Question 16

extent to which differences in a trait between groups is genetically influenced

Answer 16

between-group heritability

Question 17

tendency of a test to predict outcomes better in one group than another

Answer 17

test bias

Question 18

fear that we may confirm a negative group stereotype

Answer 18

stereotype threat

Question 19

capacity too generate many different solutions to a problem

Answer 19

divergent thinking

Question 20

capacity to generate the single best solution to a problem

Answer 20

convergent thinking

Question 21

ability to understand our own emotions and those of others, and apply this information to our daily lives

Answer 21

emotional intelligence

Question 22

application of intelligence toward a common good

Answer 22

wisdom

Question 23

model of intelligence proposed by Robert Sternberg positing three distinct types of intelligence: analytical, practical, and creative

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triarchic model

Question 24

finding that average IQ scores have been rising at a rate of approximately three points per decade

Answer 24

Flynn effect