Psychology - Chapter 7

Question 1

Intelligence - Wechsler’s defintion.

Answer 1

Capacity to understand the world and the resourcefulness to cope with it.

Question 2

With the old views of intelligence, __ ___ were the only way to go.

Answer 2

Book smarts.

Question 3

With the new views of intelligence, books smarts and __-___ ___ made it up!

Answer 3

Non-book smarts.

Question 4

Spearman’s G - thought it was an ____ trait.

Answer 4

Inborn - means that some people are born more intelligent than other’s.

Question 5

Spearman - G Factor - def

Answer 5

general intelligence.

Question 6

Spearman - S Factors - def

Answer 6

specific cognitive skills, which help explain why you might be better in one class than the other.

Question 7

Cattell - ___ + ____ intelligence

Answer 7

Fluid & Crystallized

Question 8

Fluid Intelligence - def

Answer 8

abstract - ability to solve novel (new) problems, like it could be solving a puzzle!

Question 9

Crystallized Intelligence - def

Answer 9

ability to use knowledge/skills base. Like, assessing someone’s vocab or taking a reading comprehension exam.

Question 10

Thurstone’s Primary Mental Abilities - how many were there?

Answer 10

7

Question 11

Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences - how many?

Answer 11

8.5

Question 12

Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences - one can ___ in life with any one (or more.)

Answer 12

Thrive!

Question 13

Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory of Intelligence - What are they?

Answer 13

3 interrelated components, which are Componential (Analytical), Experitential (Creative), and Contextual (Practical).

Question 14

Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory - can be summed up as….

Answer 14

Book Smarts, Street Smarts, and Creative Smarts.

Question 15

Mayer & Salovey - ___ IQ - sometimes known as EQ - what is it? When was it from?

Answer 15

Emotional Intelligence. Last 20 years. It’s the ability to perceive emotions, regulate them, and understand them.

Question 16

What is the western view of intelligence?

Answer 16

It focuses on Academic/Cognitive Ability.

Question 17

What is the view of Intelligence like in China/Africa/Native America?

Answer 17

Social ability (cooperation, community, inclusion, ability to get along with and assist other members of the group.)

Question 18

China - Intellectual self-effacement - what does it mean?

Answer 18

Downplaying one’s own intelligence - being humble about being smart, etc.

Question 19

Psychological Test - def

Answer 19

Objective, standardized measure of a sample behavior.

Question 20

Psychological Test - often used to make inferences about….

Answer 20

things we cannot observe, like feelings or intelligence.

Question 21

Properties of Psychological Test - Reliability - def

Answer 21

does the test produce the same results each time?

Question 22

Properties of Psychological Test - Validity - def

Answer 22

Does the test really measure what it’s supposed to? (e.g. fear of the dark.)

Question 23

Face Validity - def

Answer 23

does it look like we’re measuring for fear of the dark/whatever we are supposed to be measuring for?

Question 24

Predictive Validity - def

Answer 24

people who score high on our test go really afraid when we turned off the lights. Basically…does it prove the point?

Question 25

Concurrent Validity - def

Answer 25

people scoring high on our test of fear also score high on the widely used ACME test (or other tests.)

Question 26

Construct Validity - THE ___ GOAL.

Answer 26

Ultimate Goal.

Question 27

Construct Validity - def

Answer 27

How well does our test relate to the abstract concept of fear? Does it measure what it claims?

Question 28

A test can be ____ but can have no ___. However, it can't have ___ without being reliable.

Answer 28

A test can be reliable but have no validity. However, it can't have validity without being reliable!

Question 29

Test Norms - def

Answer 29

the test results of a large group of people, used to make comparisons with an individual test-taker's score.

Question 30

Deviation IQ - def

Answer 30

used established group norms and allows for comparing intelligence scores across age groups.

Question 31

Intelligence Quotient - def

Answer 31

determined by dividing the person's mental age by his/her actual, chronological age, then multiplying this number by 100.

Question 32

Standford Binet Test for Intelligence - Ages __ to ___.

Answer 32

6-90.

Question 33

WAIS Test - What is it and what ages?

Answer 33

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - Ages 16-77.

Question 34

What is a really good intelligence test to take?

Answer 34

WAIS Test

Question 35

WISC Test - What is it and what ages?

Answer 35

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children! Ages 6-16

Question 36

WPPSI Test - What is it and what ages?

Answer 36

Wechsler Preschool & Primary Scale of Intelligence - Ages 4-6

Question 37

The WAIS Test - how many subtests?

Answer 37

14

Question 38

WAIS Test - Overall score (_), which includes a __ score, and a ___ scale.

Answer 38

IQ/verbal score/performance scale.

Question 39

What is the mean IQ?

Answer 39

100, with a standard deviation of about 15, so anywhere from 85-115 is pretty normal.

Question 40

How is the WAIS Test admistered? And what happens with the scores?

Answer 40

It is administered individually and the test-taker's raw score is compared to norms to get a standard score!

Question 41

Army IQ Testing - Alpha - def

Answer 41

Paper + pencil test of general intelligence.

Question 42

Army IQ Testing - Beta - def

Answer 42

Non-verbal/performance test of the IQ.

Question 43

Aptitude Testing - Def

Answer 43

use of cognitive tests to predict behavior.

Question 44

SAT Test - def/what for?

Answer 44

Scholastic Aptitude Test - suppose to see how well you will do in college. HA!

Question 45

Gender - there are a lot of differences in IQ between the two genders. T/F?

Answer 45

FALSE!

Question 46

Males - usually score higher on IQ Tests for ____ relations.

Answer 46

Spatial.

Question 47

Females - usually score higher on IQ Tests for ____ abilities.

Answer 47

Verbal.

Question 48

Age related decline in specific cognitive skills begins as early as our ....

Answer 48

20's. :/

Question 49

IQ Score through adulthood is ___ stable.

Answer 49

fairly.