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Intelligence
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
G Intelligence
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
Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences
linguistic (language)
logical-mathematical
musical
spatial
bodily kiesthetic
intrapersonal (self)
interpersonal (other people)
natural
existential
Sternberg's
Triarchic theory
analytical (academic problem solving)
practical ( everyday tasks)
creative (generating novel ideas
Thorndike's three facets of intelligence
ability ot understand and manage
Abstract intelligence(ideas)
Mechanical Intelligence(concrete objects)
Social intelligence (people)
Social intelligence
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
Emotional intelligence
the ability to
perceive emotions
recognize them in faces, music
understand emotions
predict them
manage one's own emotions
use emotions
creativity
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
5 components of creativity
Expertise (bank of knowledge)
Imaginative thinking skills
Venturesome personality
Intrinsic Motivation (being driven by interest)
Creative Enviornment
First intelligence test
Binet and simon developed tests to measure a child's mental age
Stanford-Binet
terman developed a test to guide people to various opportunites
IQ test
stern developed the intelligence quoitent which is mental age/chronological age multiplied by 100
Aptitude
assess capacity for future performance
Achievement
assess what a person has learned
WAIS
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
has 11 subtest broken into difference areas. Can look at an overall intelligence score and intelligence score in different areas
Standardized tests
defining meaningful scores relative to a pretested group
Reliability in tests
Yields dependably consistent scores (someone will have the same score if they took the test twice)
Validity in tests
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
Nature of intelligence
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
Sex Differences
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
Stereotype threat
self-confirming concern that one will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype
Cultural bias
Many intelligence tests assume middle class assumptions
verbal bias
Deaf vs hearing
flynn effect
The increase in IQ over generations
Stereotype threat
Self-confirming concern that will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype