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Intelligence
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psychological construct gennerally defined as the ability to learn form experience, solve problems, and adapt to new situations
in differenct societies intelligence may entail other things |
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G Intelligence
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A general intelligence factor that underlies specific mental abilities and is therefore measured by every task on an intelligence test
Spearman believed the g factor underlies all of our intelligent behavior |
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Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences
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linguistic (language)
logical-mathematical musical spatial bodily kiesthetic intrapersonal (self) interpersonal (other people) natural existential |
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Sternberg's
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Triarchic theory
analytical (academic problem solving) practical ( everyday tasks) creative (generating novel ideas |
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Thorndike's three facets of intelligence
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ability ot understand and manage
Abstract intelligence(ideas) Mechanical Intelligence(concrete objects) Social intelligence (people) |
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Social intelligence
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ability to understand and manage others
act wisely in human relations ability to get along with others ability to gain insight into temporary noods or underlying personality traits of strangers |
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Emotional intelligence
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the ability to
perceive emotions recognize them in faces, music understand emotions predict them manage one's own emotions use emotions |
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creativity
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ability to produce novel and valuable ideas. there is a correlation between creativity and intelligence scores up until a score of 120 on the intelligence test
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5 components of creativity
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Expertise (bank of knowledge)
Imaginative thinking skills Venturesome personality Intrinsic Motivation (being driven by interest) Creative Enviornment |
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First intelligence test
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Binet and simon developed tests to measure a child's mental age
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Stanford-Binet
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terman developed a test to guide people to various opportunites
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IQ test
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stern developed the intelligence quoitent which is mental age/chronological age multiplied by 100
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Aptitude
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assess capacity for future performance
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Achievement
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assess what a person has learned
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WAIS
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Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
has 11 subtest broken into difference areas. Can look at an overall intelligence score and intelligence score in different areas |
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Standardized tests
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defining meaningful scores relative to a pretested group
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Reliability in tests
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Yields dependably consistent scores (someone will have the same score if they took the test twice)
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Validity in tests
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Extent to which the test actually measures what it promises
Content validity-the extent to which a test sample the behavior that is of interest Predicitive validity-the extent to which a test predicts what its supposed to predict |
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Nature of intelligence
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abilities: biologically/genetically determined, may be infuenced by our enviornment, unchanged with practice, relatively few in number, underling factor int he performance of skills
Skills: developed through training/ practice, modified with practice, many different skills, influenced by abilities |
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Sex Differences
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Young females are better than young males in
spelling verbal fluency locating objects dexterity more sensitive to touch taste and color young males are better than young females in math problem solving |
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Stereotype threat
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self-confirming concern that one will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype
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Cultural bias
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Many intelligence tests assume middle class assumptions
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verbal bias
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Deaf vs hearing
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flynn effect
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The increase in IQ over generations
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Stereotype threat
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Self-confirming concern that will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype
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