Exam 3: Chapter 5 Flashcards
(33 cards)
At what age does the concrete operational stage occur?
7-12
what occurs during the concrete operational stage ?
- the active and appropriate use of logic
- apply logical operations to concrete problems.
- cannot think in the abstract
decenter
ability to take multiple aspects into account
Reversibility
understand that the processes transforming a stimulus can be reversed
How is the concrete operational thinker different from the preoperational thinker?
pre operational thinkers lack the ability to use operations (logic) organized, formal, logical mental processes
intelligence
is the capacity to understand the world, think with rationality, and use resources effectively when faced with challenges.
mental age
compares a child’s performance with the average performance of children at a particular age.
IQ
a score that takes mental age and chronological into account
performance IQ
…
verbal IQ
…
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for children IV (WISC IV)
a test for children that provides separate measures of verbal and performance skills as well as a total score
Kaufman Assessment Battery for children (KABC-II)
measures children’s ability to integrate different stimuli simultaneously
- great for ESL students
- measures sequential thinking
Extremes of intelligence
scores below 70 or above 130 occur in less than 5% of the population
Intellectually Disability
IQ score below 70
significant deficits in everyday adaptive behaviors such as self care, social skills, or communication
Mild Intellectual Disability
- IQ range 50-55 to approximately70
- able to develop social, language skill
- may achieve academic levels the 6th grade
- can live in a community or group home
- roughly 85% of total
Moderate Intellectual Disability
-IQ range 30-40 to 50-55
-Basic communication skills
academic skills at 2nd grade level
- work but need to be highly -supervised
- Sheltered workshops
- 10% of population
Severe intellectual disbillity
- IQ Range of 20-25 to 35-50
- poor motor development
- poor communication skills
- need carefully supervised living arrangement
- 3-4% of total population
Profound Intellectual Disability
- IQ below 20
- extreme impairments in language
-need constant supervision
1-2% of total
Fluid intelligence
- the ability to deal with new problems and situations
Crystalized Intelligence
- the accumulation of information, skills, and strategies that people acquire through education and experiences.
what type of intelligence did Howard Garner believe in?
Multiple intelligences (8)
Verbal/ Linguistic intelligence
the skills involved in the production and use of language.
Musical
skills in tasks that involve music
Logical mathematical
skills in problem-solving and scientific thinking
