Psychology chapter 9
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 intelligence | the ability to learn from experience, to think rationally and to deal effectively with others |
| achievement | knowledge and skills gained from experience |
| spearman's two factor theory | general intelligence (g) underlies all of our intellectual abilities, it represents the abilities to reason and solve problems |
| gardner's theory of multiple intelligence | people can be intelligent in differing ways and they are all independent from one another, one person can be talented in writing but may be average in math |
| sternberg's triarchic theory | intelligence is in 3 categories, analytical intelligence, creative intelligence, and practical intelligence |
| emotional intelligence | five factors-self awareness, mood management, self-motivation, impulse control, and people skills |
| stanford-binet scales | first modern intelligence test, the older you are the harder the questions, this test gave a score called a mental age (MA) which shows the mental age (MA) of which a person functions |
| mental age (MA) | shows the intellectual level at which a person functions |
| chronological age (CA) | to figure out an IQ we divide mental age by chronological age (CA) and times (*) by 100 |
| intelligence quotient (IQ) | a number that reflects the relationship between a persons mental age (MA) and his or her actual age (CA) |
| wechsler adult intelligence test | consists of subtests, each subtest meansures a different intellectual skill, these scales dont use the concepts of (MA) but they still use the term (IQ) |
| bell curve | what we use to determine what level a persons (IQ) scores in. Retardation has a score of at or below 70 and gifted people score between 130 and 145 or above |
| reliability | a test's consistency |
| test-retest reliability | determines by comparing scores earned by the same person on the same test taken at different times |
| validity | a test has this if it measures what it is supposed to measure |
| mental retardation | having an (IQ) score at or below 70 |
| levels of mental retardation based on (IQ) | Mild-50-70, Moderate- 35-49, Severe- 20-34, Profound-below 20 |
| causes of mental retardation | accidents that result in brain damage during the birth process, abusing alcohol or drugs, being malnourished etc. during utero. genetic disorders are also a big cause |
| giftedness | to posses outstanding talent or to show the potential for performing at remarkably high levels of accomplishment when compared with other people of the same age |
| kinship studies | studies to determine if intelligence has anything to do with genetics |
| adoptee studies | studies used to determine if intelligence is caused or effected by genetics (comparing adopted children's IQ's to biological parents and adoptive parents) |
| environmental influences on intelligence | parenting style, home environment, schooling etc. |
| head start | a program used for underprivileged kids to improve social intelligence as well as academic intelligence |
| adult intelligence factors | level of income, level of education, a history of stimulating jobs, intact family life, attendance to cultural events, travel and reading, marriage to a high level intellectual functioning spouse, a flexible personality |
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