Week 10

Question 1

How do you get the Mental Age Concept?

Answer 1

IQ=Mental age/Chrono Age x 100.

Question 2

Why was the Deviation IQ developed?

Answer 2

Because the Mental Age Concept disadvantaged older people.

Question 3

What is Preformationism?

Answer 3

The notion that all things are preformed at birth. IQ can’t be lowered or raised.

Question 4

What is Predeterminism?

Answer 4

Abilities are predetermined by genes. IQ is gene coded and unfolds over time.

Question 5

What are the Nurture arguments for IQ?

Answer 5

The Environment influences IQ. Specifically:
Education
Nutrition/ Health
Stimulation
Parenting

Question 6

What is Interactionism?

Answer 6

IQ comes from one’s innate ability and the environment.

Question 7

What are the 5 Prenatal and Early Development Influences on IQ?

Answer 7

1. Maternal Health- Stress or drugs
2. Birth Process- Water birth or C-section.
3. Gestation- Early or Late
4. Birth Weight- The lower it is the lower the IQ
5. Nutrition

Question 8

What are the 5 Family Background Influences on IQ?

Answer 8

1. Biological Parents characteristics
2. Parent’s Socio-Economic Status
3. Parents Level of education
4. Parents Job
5. Punishment Regime- How the child is disciplined

Question 9

What are the 2 Home Environment Influences on IQ?

Answer 9

1. Average TV viewing

2. Average Book reading

Question 10

What are the 3 Educational Influences on IQ?

Answer 10

1. Quality/Type of School
2. Numbers of years at school
3. Enrichment Programs

Question 11

What are the reasons why IQ can change over the lifespan?

Answer 11

1. Developmental growth
2. Changes in Environment- Illness/ Inquiry
3. Different Tests have different focus’s
4. Diversity in learning- Better/worse standard of school

Question 12

When do we gain predictive power when predicting IQ (and who did the study)?

Answer 12

Wilson- After 18 months

Question 13

What are 4 reasons why we gain predictive power?

Answer 13

1. Genetic factors- We don’t really development after 18 years
2. Cumulative nature of intelligence development
3. Environmental Stability- Routines in life are established
4. Sequential Nature of Learning

Question 14

What are the 6 reasons why IQ DOES change?

Answer 14

1. Assessment Factors of the test
2. Situational Factors of the test
3. Test Taking Experience
4. Genetically based development factors
5. Environmental Factors.
6. Age

Question 15

What did Seattle Longitudinal Study find?

Answer 15

Education is the most significant reason for a decline in IQ.

Question 16

What might the Flynn Effect be attributed to?

Answer 16

1. Better nutrition
2. Decline in Family size
3. Better health care
4. Better education

Question 17

The population trend of higher IQ’s may depend on______?

Answer 17

1. Cultural changes
2. Kind of Tests we use
3. Sub-populations tested
4. Time Periods Covered.