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Intelligence is an exercise in: |
Scientific thinking, critical thinking, theory and measure development |
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Analytical Intelligence |
Assessed by intelligence tests |
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Creative intelligence |
Adapting to novel situations, generating novel ideas |
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Practical Intelligence |
Required for everyday tasks |
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Emotional Intelligence |
The ability to perceive, understand, and use emotions |
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Define creativity |
The ability to produce ideas that are both novel and valuable Correlates somewhat with intelligence |
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Describe what intelligence tests do |
assess an individuals mental aptitudes and compare them with others using numerical scores |
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First IQ test was called |
Stanford-Binet Test |
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Aptitude = ________ Achievement = _____________ |
-Ability -What you have learned |
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Principals of test construction, for psychology tests to be acceptable, it must follow the following criteria: |
Standardization Reliability Validity |
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Testing reliability (Consistency) |
Split-Half Reliability
Alternate forms Test-Retest ReliabilityInter-rater |
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Is intelligence genetic? |
-60% Genetic 40% environment |
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Motivation is a need or desire that |
-Energizes behaviour -directs towards a goal |
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Theories of motivation |
Instinct, Drive-reduction, arousal, hierarchy of needs
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Instinct theory |
Complex behaviours that have fixed patterns throughout different species and are notlearned |
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Strengths and weaknesses with instinct theory |
Strengths: Consistent with animal literature Weaknesses: Thousands of instincts needed to explain human behaviour. LABELLING, not explaining |
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Drive-Reduction Theory |
A physiological need creates an aroused tension state (Drive) Need-->Drive-->Drive-reducing behaviour |
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Drive reduction theory - push/pull
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Pushed by needs Pulled by incentives |
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Define homeostasis |
The maintenance of a steady internal state (such as temperature) |
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Optimum arousal |
We seek optimum levels of arousal Too little = boredom Too much = stressed |
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Hierarchy of motives |
Abraham Moslow Certain needs have priority over others |
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Hierarchy of motives - hunger comes first. What is hunger? |
Hunger comes first.
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Biology of sexual motivation |
Estrogen and testosterone |
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External and Imagined Stimuli |
External - what we see, hear, read Imagined - Fantasies |