Z Unit 11 Psychology Flashcards
(30 cards)
What is the g factor and who came up with it?
General ability as the main factor underlying all intelligent mental activity, Spearman
Factor analysis
Statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items
How many intelligences did spearman measure?
One. G factor
Who identified 7 factors of intelligence and disagreed with spearman?
Gardner
Savant syndrome
Found in individuals who have a remarkable talent even though they are mentally slow in other domains
Fluid intelligence
The ability to see complex relationships and solve problems. Inductive and deductive reasoning
Crystallized intelligence
The knowledge a person has squired plus the ability to access that knowledge. The ability to store and retrieve memory from semantic memory
Who came up with fluid and crystallized intelligence
Cattell
What where Sternberg’s three intelligences and describe them
Practical- ability to cope with environment “street smarts”
Analytical- ability to analyze problems and find correct answers. Logical reasoning
Creative- helps people see new relationships among concepts. Insight and creativity
What are Gardner’s nine intelligences and describe them
Linguistic: reading comprehension and vocabulary test
Logical- mathematical: math problems and logic problems
Spatial: ability to form mental images of objects and think about their relationship in space
Musical: ability to perceive and create patterns of rhythms and pitches
Bodily- kinesthetic: ability to control movement and coordination
Interpersonal: ability to understand other people’s emotions
Intrapersonal: ability to know oneself and to develop a sense of identity
Naturalistic: understanding the patterns of living things
Existential: sensitivity and capacity to tackle deep questions about life
Emotional intelligence
The ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions
Research on gray matter and neural plasticity
The brain changes in result to environmental conditions
Binet intelligence test
Use to find children with learning disabilities not to rank kids. Intelligence quotient
Weschler intelligence test
WAIS-R: Adult
WISC-R: 6-16
WPPSI: 4
How does one calculate IQ?
Mental age divided by actual age times 100
Achievement test
Measured by what you have already learned
Aptitude test
Predict your ability to learn new things
WISC test
Ages 6-16, normal curve, Weschler
WAIS- R test
Adults, Weschler, normal curve
Standardization
Defining meaningful scores relative to a pretested group
Normal curves
Bell curve, normal distribution, sd1: 64, sd2: 95 sd3: 99
Flynn effect
The secular rise in IQ scores leading to the restandardization of tests
Reliability and the different types
The extent to which a test yields consistent results as assessed by the consistency of scores on two halves of the test.
Retest reliability
Split half reliability
Equivalent form reliability
Validity and the different types
The extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is suppose to Content validity Predictive validity Face validity Construct validity
