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Ratio IQ |
A statistic obtained by dividing a person’s mental age by the person’s physical age and then multiplying the quotient by 100 |
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Deviation IQ |
A statistic obtained by dividing a person’s test score by the average test score of people in the same age group and then multiplying the quotient by 100 |
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Two-factor theory of intelligence |
Spearman’s theory suggesting that every task requires a combination of general ability (which he called g) and skills specific to the task (which he called s) |
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Fluid intelligence |
The ability to see abstract relationships and draw logical inferences |
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Crystallized intelligence |
The ability to retain and use knowledge that was acquired through experience |
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Emotional intelligence |
The ability to reason about emotions and to use emotions to enhance reasoning |
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Fraternal twins (or dizygotic twins) |
Twins who develop from two different eggs that were fertilized by two different sperm |
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Identical twins (or monozygotic twins) |
Twins who develop from the splitting of a single egg that was fertilized by a single sperm |
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Heritability coefficient |
A statistic (commonly demoted as h2) that describes the proportion of the difference between people’s scores that can be explained by differences in their genes |
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Shared environment |
Those environmental factors that are experienced by all relevant members of a household |
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Nonshared environment |
Those environmental factors that are not experienced by all relevant members of a household |
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Henry Goddard |
Cock head |
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Henry Goddard |
Performed intelligence tests on immigrants arriving at Ellis island and some American families said they were feeble minded, and should not be allowed to procreate |
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Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon |
Conducted tests to identify children who needed remedial education |
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Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon |
Conducted tests to identify children who needed remedial education |
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Lewis Terman |
Developed the statistic known as the IQ score |
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Devoid Wechsler |
Developed the WAIS (Welchsler Adult Intelligence Scale) |
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David Wechsler |
Developed the WAIS (Welchsler Adult Intelligence Scale) |
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Charles Spearman |
Invented Factor Analysis |
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Factor analysis |
A statistical technique that explains a large number of correlations in terms of a small number of underlying factors |
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Louis Thurstone |
Proposed the primary mental abilities (Perceptual, verbal, and numerical) |
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John Carroll |
Suggested the existence of 8 independent middle-level abilities (memory and learning, visual perception, auditory perception, retrieval ability, cognitive speediness, processing speed, crystallized intelligence, and fluid intelligence) |
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Robert Sternberg |
Argued that there are 3 kinds of intelligence: Analytic, practical, and creative. |
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Analytical intelligence |
Identifying problems and finding solutions |
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Analytical intelligence |
Identifying problems and finding solutions |
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Practical intelligence |
Apply and implement solutions into everyday life |
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Analytical intelligence |
Identifying problems and finding solutions |
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Practical intelligence |
Apply and implement solutions into everyday life |
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Creative intelligence |
The ability to generate solutions that other people do not |
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John Mayer and Peter Salovey |
Defined emotional intelligence |
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Sir Francis Galton |
Did research on over 12,000 people and concluded that intelligence was inherited |
