Chapter 9 Flashcards
(24 cards)
Intelligence Test
Diagnostic tool designed to measure overall thinking ability
Abstract Thinking
Capacity to understand hypothetical concepts
G (General Intelligence)
Hypothetical factor that accounts for overall differences in intellect among people
S (Specific Abilities)
Particular ability level in a narrow domain
Fluid Intelligence
Capacity to learn new ways of solving problems
Crystallized Intelligence
Accumulated knowledge of the world acquired over time
Multiple Intelligences
Idea that people vary in their ability levels across different domains of intellectual skill
Triarchic Model
Model of intelligence proposed by Robert Sternberg posting three distinct types of intelligence: analytical, practice and creative
intelligence Quotient (IQ)
Systematic Means of qualifying differences among people in their intelligence
Mental Age
Age corresponding to the average individual’s performance on an intelligence test
Deviation IQ
Expression of a person’s IQ relative to his or her same - aged peers
Eugenics
Movement in the early twentieth century to improve a population’s genetic stock by encouraging those with good genes to reproduce, discouraging those with bad genes from reproducing, or both
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)
Most widely used intelligence test for adults today, consisting of 15 sub tests to assess different types of mental abilities
Culture Fair IQ Test
Abstract reasoning measure that doesn’t depend on language and is often believed to be less influenced by cultural factors then other IQ tests
Bell Curve
Distribution of scores in which the bulk of the scores fall towards the middle, with progressively fewer scores toward the “tails” or extremes
Intellectual Disability
Condition characterized by an onset prior to adulthood, an IQ below about 70, and an inability to engage in adequate daily functioning
Flynn Effect
Finding that average IQ scores have been rising at a rate of approximately three points per decade
Within - Group Heritability
Extent to which the variability of a trait within a group is genetically influenced
Between - Group Heritability
Extent to which the difference in a trait between groups is generally influenced
Test Bias
Tendency of a test to predict outcomes better in one group than another
Stereotype Threat
Fear that we may confirm a negative group stereotype
Divergent Thinking
Capacity to generate many different solutions to a problem
Convergent Thinking
Capacity to generate the single best solution to a problem
Emotional Intelligence
Ability to understand our own emotions and those of others , and to apply this information to our daily lives
