443-449 Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

__________ assumes that intelligence is one basic trait, underlying all cognitive abilities. According to this concept, people have varying levels of ____________

A

general intelligence

general ability

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

The _____ effect is the rise in average IQ scores that have occurred over the decades in many nations

A

Flynn

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

The first cross sequential study of adult intelligence, the ____________, began in _____; with the most recent testing completed in ____

A

Seattle Longitudinal Study

1956, 2013

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

______ intelligence refers to basic types of intelligence that make learning of all sorts quick and thorough. Abilities such as _______, ______, and ____________ are usually considered part of this intelligence.

A

fluid intelligence

short-term memory, abstract thought, and speed of thinking

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

______ intelligence refers to intellectual ability that reflect accumulated learning. _______ and ___________ are examples.

A

crystallized

vocabulary and general information

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

Some developmental psychologists think crystallized intelligence _____ with age, while fluid intelligence ______ with age.

A

increases

decreases

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

_________ includes all the mental processes that foster _________. it draws on abstract planning, strategy selection, focused attention, memory, and information processing, as well as on verbal and logical skills.

A

analytic intelligence

academic proficiency

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

_________ intelligence involves the capacity to be intellectually flexible and innovative.

A

creative intelligence

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

_________ intelligence refers to the intellectual skills used in everyday problem solving (sometimes called _____ intelligence)

A

practical intelligence

tacit intelligence

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

without _______, a solution found by analytic intelligence is doomed to fail because people resist academic brilliance as ____ and ____. Similarly

A

practical intelligence

unrealistic and elite

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

_______ individuals are critical for tradition and would be tolerated only in some political environment. _______ might be particularly needed when traditional customs and practices no longer seem useful.

A

creative

practical

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

One of the most common scales is the ___________, which measures how much caregivers know about infant ______, ______, and _______.

A

Knowledge of Infant Development inventory

senses, motor skills, and communications - such as at what age an infant is expected to sit up or whether parents should talk to pre-verbal babies

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

The theory of _____________, developed by Paul and Margaret Baltes, states that people try to maintain a balance in their lives by looking for the best way to compensate for physical and cognitive losses and to become more proficient in activities they can already do.

A

selective optimization with compensation

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

_____________ describes the general process of systematic function as older adults maintain balance in their lives. __________ helps explain the variations in intellectual abilities.

A

selective optimization with compensation

selective optimization

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

An _____ is notably more accomplished, proficient, and knowledgable in a particular skill, topic, or task than the average person.

A

expert

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

_________ is not innate, nor does it always correlate with basic abilities.

A

expertise

17
Q

accomplishment at a particular skill or in-depth knowledge of a particular subject that is greater than that of the average person, is called ________.

A

expertise