Random Things I Dont Know Flashcards
How does breast feeding help IQ
Breast feeding for more than 6 months can increase IQ by 3-6 points
How does lateralisation differ in women
Female brains are more lateralised
Argued against whether this is linked to IQ
What is the difference in brain matter in sexes
Females IQ associated with white matter
Males with grey
What does the bell curve suggest
Intelligence is genetically determined
Racial differences in intelligence might be genetically determined
What other factors does IQ correlate with
Health- low birth weight, illness
Attractiveness- symmetry, more attractive, intelligence is attractive
School performance- 5yr with 7000 children, intelligence correlates at GCSE at 16, intelligence related to maths more than art
What is mediated learning experience
Structured by someone in classroom
Direct learning
What is learning propensity assessment device
Does look like IQ test but looks at changing in learning over a long time
Instrument enrichment
Help child develop learning strategies and approaches for children to learn best
Increasing motivation in 3 one hour sessions a week for 18-2 years
What are the types of motor development
Gross motor development- enable you to get around
Fine motor development- small movements still useful
What is a general motor ability
A single, global ability the basis for all skilled performance
Should be a strong correlation between performance on motor tasks and strong motor ability
What are the two fundamental catergories of ability
Perceptual motor- finger dexterity, aiming, reaction time
Physical proficiency abilities- dynamic strength, balance with visual cues, stamina
What are the practical applications of abilities
Abilities may be needed at an early stage but not later on
We cannot predict because testing is expensive, and not good at predicting performance
Many abilities haven’t been discovered
Can’t measure all the ones we know about well
Other factors can predict performance too such as gender, age…
What are the 3 measures of variability of performance
Diversity- range of performance between variables
Dispersion- range of scores in relation to individuals mean, within participant
Consistency- variability over time, within participant
What is state and trait anxiety
State- anxious response to specific situation
Trait- predisposition to respond with anxiety
What are the two types of anxiety
Cognitive anxiety- mental component
Somatic anxiety- physical component, how we perceive changes in arousal
