Unit 11: Part 1 Flashcards
Intelligence
The ability to learn from experience, solve problems and use knowledge to adapt to new situations
Charles Spearman
Everyone possesses an overall general mental ability “g-factor” (“G”)
General Intelligence (g)
According to spearman, it underlies all mental abilities and is therefore measured by every task on an intelligence test
Factor analysis
A statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items (called factors) on a test;used to determine G
L.L. Thurstone
Rejected g factor and identified 7 clusters of primary mental abilities
Howard Gardner
Identified 8 relatively independent intelligences
Savant Syndrome
A condition in which a person otherwise limited in mental ability has an exceptional specific skill, such as computation or drawing
Robert Sternberg
Triarchic theory proposes 3 intelligences (analytical, creative and practical)
Grit
Passion and perseverance in the pursuit of long term goals
Emotional intelligence
The ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions
Intelligence test
A method for assessing an individuals mental aptitudes and comparing them with those of others, using numerical values
Achievement tests
A test designed to assess what a person has learned
Aptitude tests
A test designed to predict a person’s future performance
Alfred Binet
Commissioned by the French government to design fair and unbiased intelligence tests to administer to French schoolchildren
Mental age
A measure of intelligence test performance devised by Binet; the level of performance typically associated with children of a certain chronological age
