Week 5

Question 1

Binet

Answer 1

Capacity to find definite direction/purpose
Make necessary adjustments along this course
Be willing to engage in self criticism and reflection to allow for adaptation

Question 2

Spearman

Answer 2

First to use FA for intelligence

g

Question 3

Cattell

Answer 3

Fluid v crystallised pp

Hierarchical view of intelligence

Question 4

Fluid

Answer 4

Biological capacity for new things

Question 5

Crystallised

Answer 5

Accumulated knowledge over time

Question 6

Wechsler

Answer 6

Global ability

Measured by several different abilities and also non intellectual factors like personality

Question 7

Thurstone

Answer 7

Several factors to intelligence instead of a single general factor

Question 8

Thurstone’s 7 primary abilities

Answer 8

Verbal comprehension 
Word fluency 
Number facility 
Spatial visualisation 
Associative memory 
Perceptual speed 
Reasoning

Question 9

Stenberg

Answer 9

Triarchic theory
Successful people can identify and use strengths, and identify and correct weaknesses
Adapt and shape their environments
Intelligence as forming competencies and competencies as forms of developing expertise
Modifiable

Question 10

Triarchic theory

Answer 10

Analytical
Creative
Practical

Question 11

Cattell-Horn-Carroll

Answer 11

3 levels: g to broad abilities to narrow abilities

Question 12

Main 7 factors of Cattell-Horn-Carroll

Answer 12

Fluid reasoning 
Comprehension knowledge 
Visual processing 
STM
auditory processing 
LT storage and retrieval 
Processing speed

Question 13

Routing test

Answer 13

Gets approximate ability to see where to start Stanford Binet test

Question 14

Basal

Answer 14

Minimum criterion of correct responses from start before stopping

Question 15

Ceiling

Answer 15

Certain number of incorrect responses at which point testing is stopped

Question 16

5 factors of Stanford Binet (divided into verbal and non verbal)

Answer 16

FR, KN, QR, VS, WM

Question 17

WAIS splits

Answer 17

FSIQ split into verbal and performance IQ
VIQ split into verbal comprehension and working memory
PIQ split into perceptual organisation and processing speed
Perceptual organisation and verbal comprehension form general ability index

Question 18

Difference between WAIS-IV or WISC-IV versus WISC-V

Answer 18

Perceptual reasoning split into fluid reasoning and visual spatial

Question 19

IQ M and SD

Answer 19

M=100, SD=15

Question 20

Verbal comprehension index

Answer 20

Verbally acquired knowledge and verbal reasoning

Affected by cultural bias

Question 21

Perceptual reasoning index

Answer 21

Visual perception (mental imagery), nonverbal reasoning 
Fluid reasoning: comfort in new and unexpected situations

Question 22

Processing speed index

Answer 22

Processing visual information quickly
Symbols
Fine motor coordination, attention and sustained effort

Question 23

Psychometric intelligence

Answer 23

Most robust and consistent predictor of AP

as age increases predictive power decreases