Ch. 9 Intelligence and Testing

Question 1

construct

Answer 1

man-made concept

Question 2

validity

Answer 2

does it measure what it is entended to measure

Question 3

“g” factor

Answer 3

overarching single intelligence, created by Charles spearman, g stands for general intelligence

Question 4

multiple intelligences

Answer 4

8 total types of intelligence, created by Howard Gardner
linguistic, logical-mathematical, musical, visual-spacial, bodily-kinesthetic, naturalist, interpersonal, intrapersonal

Question 5

emotional intelligence (EQ)

Answer 5

intrapersonal

Question 6

triarchical theory

Answer 6

Robert Steinberg, analytical, creative, practical

Question 7

grit

Answer 7

hard work/perseverance

Question 8

savant syndrome

Answer 8

intellectual disability while being genius level at something else

Question 9

Sir Francis Galton

Answer 9

first to study intelligence, came up with nature vs nurture, genes decide intelligence, intelligence increases with senses

Question 10

longitudinal study

Answer 10

same subjects, keep studying them for many years

Question 11

cross-sectional study

Answer 11

different subjects studied at the same time

Question 12

mental age

Answer 12

Alfred Binet, only works for kids

Question 13

intelligence quotient (IQ)

Answer 13

created by lewis Terman, mental age/chronological age times 100 (avg is 100)

Question 14

Termin’s termites

Answer 14

longest-ever longitudinal study studied gifted kids
better IQ, mental and physical health and higher paying jobs

Question 15

David Wechsler

Answer 15

1. changed IQ tests from verbal to performance
2. made the first IQ test for adults WAIS
   W-Wechsler
   A- Adult
   I- Intelligence
   S- Scale
3. discarded intelligence quotient and based IQ off normal distribution

Question 16

stand deviation

Answer 16

average score from the mean, how spread or bunched are the scores

Question 17

percentile score

Answer 17

percent of people who scored at or below you

Question 18

intellectual disability

Answer 18

IQ of 70 or below and a deficit in adaptive skills

Question 19

adaptive skills

Answer 19

needed to function on your own, conceptual, social, practical

Question 20

down syndrome

Answer 20

1 cause of below average IQ, only 47 chromosomes in each cell

Question 21

heritability

Answer 21

how much of a trait is due to genes

Question 22

reaction range

Answer 22

Sandra Scarr said genes decide the range of possible IQ, genes set boundaries, environment decides where in the range you fall

Question 23

flynn effect

Answer 23

average IQ scores are increasing with every generation

Question 24

projective test

Answer 24

you project your thoughts and feelings on to the test

Question 25

rorschach

Answer 25

ink blots, type of projective test

Question 26

TAT

Answer 26

thematic apperception test type of projective test

Question 27

standardization

Answer 27

same testing conditions, time, environment, done so scores can be compared

Question 28

test norms

Answer 28

scores don't mean anything until compared to other scores

Question 29

reliability

Answer 29

consistency of score

Question 30

correlation coefficient

Answer 30

want 0.7 or more to check test reliability

Question 31

predictive validity

Answer 31

does it predict something like it is supposed to

Question 32

crystalized intelligence

Answer 32

knowledge experience goes up with age

Question 33

fluid intelligence

Answer 33

thinking quickly, problem solving, gaining new skills, goes down with age

Question 34

fluid intelligence

Answer 34

thinking quickly, problem-solving, gaining new skills, goes down with age