variations in psychological attributes Flashcards
Which intelligence approach considers intelligence as an aggregate of abilitues?
Psychometric approach
Name the person who introduced the two factor theory.
Charles Spearman
Louis Thurstone proposed the hierarchial model of intelligence. True or False?
False. He proposed the theory of primary mental abilities.
Name the psychologists and the theory where personality consists of 2 levels.
Model of hierarchial mode of intelligence by Arthur Jensen.
Who proposed the theory of multiple intelligences?
Howard Gardner
Name the theory proposed by Robert Sternberg.
Triarchic theory of intelligence
List the names that proposed the PASS model of intelligence.
JP Das, Jack Nagleiri and Kirby
What does the intelligence of siblings reared together correlate to?
0.50
List the correlation of intelligence among twins reared together and twins reared apart.
Reared together - 0.72
reared apart - 0.60
Define retardardation in terms of mental and chronological age.
A child is considered retarded when his/her mental age is two years less than his/her chronological age.
Who devised the concept of intelligence quotient?
William Stern
What is the purpose of 100 in calculations of IQ?
To avoid the decimal.
Name the frequency distribution curve of IQ.
Normal curve
Who conducted the studies of gifted individuals?
Lewis Terman
What are the highly talendted called sometimes?
Prodigies
Which indian made the pioneering attempt to construct an intelligence test in hindi?
SM Mohsin
Who tried to standardise tests in urdu and punajbi?
CH Rice
Who tried to standardise binet’s test in bengali?
Mahalanobis
Long and Mehta prepared a ______ listing out _____ tests in intelligence in India.
Mental Measurement Handbook, 103
Full form of NLEPT
The National Library of Educational and Psychological Tests.
What type of intelligence is promoted in technologically advanced societies?
Technological intelligence
What type of intelligence is promoted in eastern societies?
Integral intelligence
Who introduced the concept of emotional intelligence first?
Salovey and Mayer
Who developed an indian verson of DAT?
JM Ojha
Who found that highly intelligent people weren’t always creative?
Terman
Mention a general feature of most creative tests.
They are open-ended.
What type of thinking do creative tests involve?
Divergent thinking
What type of thinking does intelligence tests involve?
Convergent thinking
What is the key consrtuc used to differ individuals?
intelligence
when was the two factor theory conceptualised?
1927
what do you think is the first step iin inderstanding psychological attributes?
Assessment
what is the next step after assessment?
prediction
what do intelligence tests provide us with?
global measure of a person’s general cognitive competence
what are the drawbacks of the observation method?
The observer has little to no control over the situation and reports may suffer from subjective interpretation.
what is another name for psychometric approach?
structural approach.
which method was employed by charles spearman in his theory?
factor analysis
Can you name another psychologist who also used the statistical method that charles spearman used in his theory?
raymond catell
howard gardner claimed that all intelligences were dependant on each other. true/false?
false, according to him, all intelligences were independant of each other.
when did sternberg introduce his theory?
1985
in context to rober sternberg’s theory, which kind of intelligence do you think a person will require to be successful in life?
contextual intelligence
when was the PASS model developed?
1994
simultaneous processing takes place when you remember all the information serially. True/false?
false, that’s successive processing
how is knowledge base for PASS model of intelligence developed?
either formally (reading, writing, experimenting) or informally (through your envirnment)
which assessment method, according to you, can be used to treat cognitive deficits pf children with learning problems?
cognitive assessment system
from where has evidence for hereditary influence on intelligence come from?
Studies on twins and adopted children
identical twins reared together correlate to 0.72
true/false
false, they correlate to 0.90
fraternal twins reared together correlate to 0.50. true/false?
false, they correlate to 0.60
it is shown in studies that envirnmental conditions do not affect a child’s intelligence. true/false?
false, envirnmental conditions shape intelligence.
who developed a formal measure of intelligence?
alfred binet and theodore simon
the IQ distribution is symmetric around which value? where does this value lie on the graph?
the mean value, it lies in the centre of the graph
what is giftedness from the teacher’s point of view?
high ability, high creativity and high commitment.
what is the orientation of western societies in regards of intelligence?
individualistic orientation.
what are the two forms of aptitude tests?
independant aptitude tests and multiple aptitude tests
according to research literature, how do children express creativity during the early stages of childhoos?
through physical activities and non verbal ways
how do children express creativity in verbal ways according to research literature?
development of language and intellectual functions and adequate knowledge base
