Exam 3 Intelligence Flashcards
(15 cards)
Intelligence and its’ general information
o Steady
o Not permanent
o Injuries we have could decrease our intelligence
o Gain knowledge and used that knowledge to be productive
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) 4 capacity of intelligence
- Verbal comprehension
- Perceptual reasoning
- Working memory
- Mental processing speed
WAIS: Ability to understand words and general information
Verbal comprehension
WAIS: Ability to pay attention and attend to thing as we are hearing them, then remembering them, process them and repeat them
Working memory
WAIS: Recognize what pieces of the design are missing and redesigns. Visual
Perceptual Reasoning
WAIS: How fast you can process information
Mental processing speed
Do we get intelligence from genetics or from the environment?
Both
________is a set of beliefs and practices that aims at improving the genetic quality of the human population.
Eugenics
Intelligence, Aptitude, Achievement tests are ________.
Mental ability Tests
Measure our motives, Our interest Values, attitudes and other aspects of personality tests are________.
Personality Test
Developed to measure a person’s cognitive abilities (“intelligence”) in relation to their age group
IQ- Intelligence Quotient
Equation of IQ- Intelligence Quotient
(Mental age/chronological age) X 100
Mental Age
A score given by taking intelligence test
Chronological age
How old you are/ Actual Age
Stereotyped threat is studied by _________
Claude Steele. She said negative stereo type is well known
