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intelligence
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the human ability to use knowledge, solve problems, understand complex ideas, learn quickly, and adapt to environmental challenges
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mental age
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an assessment of a child's intellectual standing relative to that of his or her peers. determined by a comparison of the child's test score with the average score for children of each chronological age.
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IQ- intelligence quotient
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found by dividing a child's mental age by their chronological age, and then multiplying this number by 100
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general intelligence(g)
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the idea that one general factor underlies all mental abilities
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fluid intelligence
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information processing in novel or complex circumstances
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crystallized intelligence
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knowledge acquired through experience and the ability to use that intelligence
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multiple intelligences
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the idea that people can show different skills in a variety of different domains
ex: language and art |
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emotianal intelligence
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to perceive and understand emotions in order to guide your thoughts and actions
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psychometric approach- Alfred Binet
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what people know and the skills they have for solving problems
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cognitive approach
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examines mental abilities that allow people to operate in an intelligent fashion. speed at which they can react, amount they can hold in memory
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biological approach
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how the brain processes information and the extent to which differences in the brain activity are influences by genes and environment.
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Aptitude tests
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examine whether people will be good at future tasks
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Binet-Simon intelligence scale
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measures children's vocab, memory skills with numbers and other mental abilities (mental age) verbal, metamathematical, analytical
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WAIS: Weshsler adult intelligence scale
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2 parts: verbal-comprehension, vocab, and general intelligence. performance-puzzles, and identifying missing features from a picture, ordering objects (IQ scale) verbal and performance skills
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normal distribution
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the distribution of IQ's forms a bell curve.
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factor analysis
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creates clusters of images that are similar to one another, the clusters are referred to as factors
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savants
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people with minimal intellectual capacity in most domains, but who at a very young age show exceptional ability in one area
ex: art |
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analytical intelligence
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problem solving and academic challaneges.
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creative intelligence
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ability to gain insight and solve novel problems, to think in new and interesting ways
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practical intlligence
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how people deal with everyday tasks
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simple reaction time
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responding to a stimulus
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choice reaction time
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choosing among various possible responses after a stimulus
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inspection time tasks
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a stimulus is presented and then quickly followed by a mask
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stereotype threat
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the fear of doing badly and conforming to society stereotypes of racial inferiority in intelligence.
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Achievement test
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focus on current skills and knowledge
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spearman
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found that those who achieve highly in one area achieve highly in other areas as well. general intelligence (g)
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Cattell
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fluid intelligence
crystallized intelligence |
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Gardner
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multiple intelligences- explains why some poeple are good at one thing and not at others
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Goleman, Mayer Salovey
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emotional intelligence, destructive or constructive
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anterior cingulate
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speed of processing and dual task perfromance
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what brain characteristics are related to intelligence(3)
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1. neuron cell body size
2. head circumference and brain size (10% variance) 3. Frontal lobe activity (fluid) |
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Flynn effect
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IQ's have been steadily increasing
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factors that influence IQ (3)
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1. schooling
2. Social class 3. breast feeding |
