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Unit 5c: Testing and Individual Differences (Does not include Memory and Creativity)

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

General intelligence (g)

An overall, encompassing indicator of intelligence that envelops all subtypes of intelligence

Factor analysis

The mathematical procedure used to identify clusters of variables (e.g. the factor used to identify the independent subtypes of intelligence)

Savant syndrome

A condition where a person with a low general intelligence may score extremely high on one specific subtype of intelligence (e.g. music or memory)

1. Linguistic
2. Logical-mathematical
3. Musical
4. Spatial
5. Bodily-kinesthetic
6. Interpersonal (self)
7. Interpersonal (other people)
8. Naturalist

What are Howard Gardener's "intelligences"

1. Analytical
2. Creative
3. Practical

What are Robert Sternberg's "3 Intelligences"

Emotional Intelligence

The know-how involved in comprehending social situations and managing oneself successfully

1. Perceiving emotion
2. Understanding emotion
3. Managing emotion
4. Using emotion

What are the abilities involved with "emotional intelligence"

Yes, but it is relatively small (r=.33)

Is there a correlation between brain size and intelligence?

The objective of Alfred Binet's testing in the early 20th century - to discover how a child tested relative to children of different ages

What is "mental age"

Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test

The first widely used intelligence test, designed by Lewis Terman in 1916 - which compared a child's mental age to their chronological age

Intelligence Quotient (IQ)

The term used by William Stern for the number resulting from ( Mental Age / Chronological Age * 100 )

Achievement Test

The term used for tests that measure the knowledge that you have learned

The term used for tests that predict your ability to learn new skills

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)

The most widely used modern intelligence test