chapter 6 notes

Question 1

the field of mental measurments

Answer 1

psychometrics

Question 2

which type of scientists develop tests

Answer 2

psychometrics

Question 3

who developed the g-factor

Answer 3

charles spearman

Question 4

in the 1920’s found that an individual’s scores on different tests are correlated

Answer 4

charles spearman

Question 5

what was the common factor in the g-factor

Answer 5

general intelligence

Question 6

who developed the first aptitude test for french kids

Answer 6

alfred binet and theodore simon

Question 7

brought the I.Q. test to america and coined the term I.Q.

Answer 7

lewis terman

Question 8

determined that general intelligence can be broken down into 2 categories

Answer 8

raymond cattell

Question 9

two categories of general intelligence by raymond cattell

Answer 9

crystalized and fluid

Question 10

knowledge a person has acquired and ability to access knowledge

Answer 10

crystalized knowledge

Question 11

ability to see complex relationships and solve problems

Answer 11

fluid knowledge

Question 12

examples of crystalized knowledge

Answer 12

vocab test

Question 13

example of fluid knowledge

Answer 13

new tasks, block/ pattern test

Question 14

crystalized knowledge is ______ knowledge

Answer 14

current

Question 15

who made the triarchic theory

Answer 15

robert sternberg

Question 16

when was the triarchic theory made

Answer 16

around 2000s

Question 17

three componenets of triarchic theory

Answer 17

practical
analytical
creative

Question 18

ability to cope with environement, street smart, self-awareness

Answer 18

practical

Question 19

ability to analyze problems and find correct answer, logical reasoning test (IQ test)

Answer 19

analytical

Question 20

helps people see new relationships among concepts

Answer 20

creative

Question 21

what did picasso create

Answer 21

cubism

Question 22

einsten created

Answer 22

new theories

Question 23

the triarchic theory is ______ of one another

Answer 23

independent

Question 24

howard gardiner’s multiple intelligences - 8

Answer 24

linguistic
logical mathematical 
spatial
musical
bodily kinesthetic 
naturalistic 
interpersonal 
intrapersonal

Question 25

analogies, math and logic problems

Answer 25

logical-mathematical intelligecne

Question 26

control, coordination, surgeon, athlete

Answer 26

bodily kinesthetic

Question 27

ability to classify living things, recognizing subtle changes in one's environment

Answer 27

naturalistic ability

Question 28

understand people's emotions/ intentions motives/ work with people

Answer 28

interpersonal

Question 29

know one self/ regulate one's life

Answer 29

intrapersonal

Question 30

components of emotional intelligence

Answer 30

interpersonal | intrapersonal

Question 31

good at reading other people and know yourself

Answer 31

emotional intelligence

Question 32

the mental capacity to acquire knowledge, reason, and solve problems effectively

Answer 32

intelligence

Question 33

iq=

Answer 33

mental age/chronological age X 100

Question 34

what is the usuall intelligence test

Answer 34

stanford- binet

Question 35

a bell shaped curve describing the spread of a characteristic throughout a population

Answer 35

normal distribution

Question 36

scores falling near the middle of a normal distribuion

Answer 36

normal range

Question 37

what test is used today

Answer 37

WAIS, WISC

Question 38

WAIS stands fo

Answer 38

wechsler adult intelligence scale

Question 39

lower two percent of the IQ rang

Answer 39

mental retardation

Question 40

upper two percent of the IQ range

Answer 40

giftedness

Question 41

causes of mental retardation

Answer 41

down syndrome fetal alcohol brain trauma

Question 42

found in individuals having a remarkable talent in one area but are slow in other areas

Answer 42

savant syndrome

Question 43

average iq score

Answer 43

100

Question 44

intellectually disabled iq score

Answer 44

70 or below

Question 45

gifted iq score

Answer 45

130 or above

Question 46

genetic causes of mental retardation

Answer 46

missing/ extra chromosome | trisome 21

Question 47

what test is given at the school that is similiar to IQ tests

Answer 47

olsat (otis lennon school ability test_

Question 48

a standard IQ test takes up to

Answer 48

30-90 minutes

Question 49

an IQ tests gets longer as a person gets

Answer 49

older

Question 50

when was the first Stanford-binet test

Answer 50

1916

Question 51

the WPPSI stands for ___ and is for the ages up to

Answer 51

Wechsler preschol and primary school intelligence scale | 6

Question 52

the WISC is for children how old

Answer 52

5- 16 years and 11 months

Question 53

WAIS- is for people how old

Answer 53

16-90

Question 54

profoundly intellectually disabled have a score of

Answer 54

below 20s

Question 55

very superior scores are above

Answer 55

130

Question 56

the average range is

Answer 56

90-109

Question 57

the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new experiences is known as

Answer 57

intelligence

Question 58

_______ emotions is the ability to recognize them in faces, music, film, and stories

Answer 58

perceiving

Question 59

encouraging breeding in people with more desirable traits and discouraging it among undesirables is called

Answer 59

eugenics

Question 60

who was a big fan of eugenics

Answer 60

the nazis

Question 61

the flynn effects causes intelligence tests to be reformed how often

Answer 61

every 10 years

Question 62

intelligenc is a ______ because the characteristics are not directly observable

Answer 62

hypothetical construct

Question 63

vocab and reading comprehension tests

Answer 63

linguistic intelligence

Question 64

form mental images of objects and to think about their relationship in space

Answer 64

spatial intelligecne

Question 65

classify living things as members of groups. recognize subtle changes in one's environment

Answer 65

naturalistic