Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Psych > Ch 10 > Flashcards

Ch 10 Flashcards

1
Q

A method for assessing individuals mental aptitude and comparing them with those of others, using numerical scores

A

Intelligence test

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

According to Spearman, underlies specific mental abilities and is therefore measured by every task on an intelligence test

A

General intelligence (g)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

A statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items on the test

A

Factor analysis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Clusters of related items

A

Factors

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

A condition in which a person otherwise limited mental ability has an exceptional specific skill

A

Savant syndrome

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

The ability to produce novel and valuable ideas

A

Creativity

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

The ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions

A

Emotional intelligence

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Mental quality consisting of the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations

A

Intelligence

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Chronological age that most typically corresponds to a given level of performance. Designed by who

A

Mental age; Binet

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Widely used American revision of binet’s original intelligence tests

A

Stanford- Binet

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Test to sign to assess what a person has learned

A

Achievement tests

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

A test designed to protect a person’s future performance

A

Aptitude test

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Most widely used intelligence tests; contains verbal and performance subtests

A

Wechsler adult intelligence scale

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Defining meaningful scores by comparison with the performance of a pretest group

A

Standardization

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Asymmetrical, bell shaped curve that describes the distribution of many physical and psychological attributes

A

Normal curve

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

The extent to which a test yields consistent results

A

Reliability

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

The extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to

A

Validity

18
Q

The extent to which a test samples the behavior that is of interest

A

Content validity

19
Q

The success with which a test predicts the behavior it is designed to predict; is assessed by computing the correlation between test scores and criteria behavior

A

Predictive validity

20
Q

A group of people from a given time period

A

Cohort

21
Q

Our accumulated knowledge and verbal skills; tends to increase with age

A

Crystallized intelligence

22
Q

Our ability to reason speedily and abstractly; tends to decrease during late adulthood

A

Fluid intelligence

23
Q

A condition of limited mental ability, indicated by and intelligence score of 70 or below and difficulty in adapting to the demands of life

A

Intellectual disability

24
Q

A condition of mild to severe intellectual disability and associated physical disorders caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21

A

Down syndrome

25
Q

The proportion of variation among individuals that we can attribute to genes

A

Heritability

26
Q

A self confirming concerned that one will be evaluated based on the negative stereotype

A

Stereotype threat

27
Q

Flynn effect

A

Each generation is getting smarter by about 20 points

28
Q

Girls vs boys

A

Girls are better emotionally and girls are better on grammar test. Boys are better at logical and computers

29
Q

Intelligence=

A

Heredity

30
Q

Lower intelligence chart

A

Below 70 is considered intellectually disabled

31
Q

Standard deviation of intelligence scores

A

85- 15 68%
70- 130 95%
55- 145 99.7%

32
Q

WAIS/ WISC

A

Adult vs child

Wechsler

33
Q

Immigrant testing

A

Innately unintelligent

34
Q

IQ

A

Mental age over age times 100

35
Q

Galton- eugenics

A

Eugenics is the belief that intelligence is only inherited; only intelligent people shouldbreed

36
Q

Brain speed and size

A

Both positively correlated with intelligence

37
Q

Math lobe

A

Right parietal lobe

38
Q

Divergent thinking

A

Create more ideas

39
Q

Convergent thinking

A

Narrow choices down

40
Q

Motivation

A

Successful people have higher intelligence and grit

41
Q

Howard Gardner’s multiple intelligences

A

Spatial, logical math, linguistic, musical, bodily kinesthetic, natural, interpersonal versus intrapersonal

42
Q

Identical twins

A

They’re always the same or really close

Psych (13 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions