Unit 5 - Part 2

Question 1

intelligence

Answer 1

the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations

Question 2

general intelligence(g)

Answer 2

according to Charles Spearman and others, underlies all mental abilities and is therefore measured by every task on an intelligence test

Question 3

factor analysis

Answer 3

a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items(called factors) on a test; used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie a person’a total score

Question 4

existential intelligence

Answer 4

the ability to ponder large questions about life, death, and existence

Question 5

savant syndrome

Answer 5

a condition in which a person otherwise limited in mental ability has an exceptional specific skill, such as in computation or drawing

Question 6

analytical intelligence

Answer 6

presenting well-defined problems having a single right answer

Question 7

creative intelligence

Answer 7

demonstrated in innovative smarts; the ability to adapt to new situations and generate novel ideas

Question 8

practical intelligence

Answer 8

required for everyday tasks that may have multiple solutions

Question 9

grit

Answer 9

passion and perseverance in the pursuit of long-term goals

Question 10

emotional intelligence

Answer 10

the ability to perceive understand, manage, and use emotions

Question 11

abilities of emotional intelligence

Answer 11

-perceiving emotions
-understanding emotions
-managing emotions
-using emotions

Question 12

robert sternberg triarchic theory

Answer 12

-analytical intelligence
-creative intelligence
-practical intelligence

Question 13

intelligence test

Answer 13

a method for assessing an individuals mental aptitudes and comparing them with those of others, using numerical scores

Question 14

achievement tests

Answer 14

a test designed to assess what a person has learned

Question 15

aptitude tests

Answer 15

a test designed to predict a person’s future performance; capacity to learn

Question 16

alfred binet measured

Answer 16

a child’s mental age

Question 17

mental age

Answer 17

a measure of intelligence test performance devised by binet; the level of performance typically associated with children of a certain chronological age

Question 18

stanford-binet

Answer 18

widely used american revision of ninety original intelligence test

Question 19

intelligence quotient(IQ)

Answer 19

defined originally as the ratio of mental age to chronological age multiplied by 100

Question 20

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale(WAIS)

Answer 20

the WAIS and it’s companion versions for children are the most widely used intelligence tests; they contain verbal and performance sub tests

Question 21

standardization

Answer 21

defining uniform testing procedures and meaningful scores by comparison with the performance of a pre tested group

Question 22

normal curve

Answer 22

the bell-shaped curve that describes the distribution of many physical and psychological attributes

Question 23

reliability

Answer 23

the extent to which a test yields consistent results, as assessed by the consistency of scores on two halves of the test, on alternative forms of the test, or on retesting

Question 24

validity

Answer 24

the extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to

Question 25

content validity

Answer 25

the extent to which a test samples the behavior that is of interest

Question 26

predictive validity

Answer 26

the success with which a test predicts the behavior it is designed to predict; it is assessed by computing the correlation between test scores and the criterion behavior

Question 27

cohort

Answer 27

a group of people sharing a common characteristic, such as from a given time period

Question 28

crystallized intelligence

Answer 28

our accumulated knowledge and verbal skills; tends to increase with age

Question 29

fluid intelligence

Answer 29

our ability to reason speedily and abstractly; tends to decrease with age, especially during late adulthood

Question 30

cross-sectional study

Answer 30

research that compares people of different ages at the same point in time

Question 31

longitudinal study

Answer 31

research that follows and retests the same people over time

Question 32

intellectual disability

Answer 32

a condition of limited mental ability, indicated by an intelligence test score of 70 or below and difficulty adapting to demands of life

Question 33

down syndrome

Answer 33

a condition of mild to severe intellectual disability and associated physical disorders caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21

Question 34

heritability

Answer 34

the proportion of variation among individuals in a group that we can attribute to genes; may vary depending on the range of populations and environments studied

Question 35

intelligence seems to be

Answer 35

polygenetic

Question 36

stereotype threat

Answer 36

a self-confirming concern that one will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype