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30 Cards in this Set
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psychometric approach
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a product-oriented approach to cognitive development that focuses on the construction of tests to assess mental abilities
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What are 3 broad attributes of intelligence?
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verbal ability, practical problem solving, and social competence
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factor analysis
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a complicated correlational procedure which identifies sets of test items that cluster together, meaning that test-takers who do well on one item in a cluster tend to do well on the others
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Charles Spearman
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Who was the first influential factor analyst?
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general intelligence..."g"
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In Spearman's theory, a common underlying intelligence that influences, in varying degrees, all test items that represents abstract reasoning capacity
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specific intelligence..."s"
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In Spearman's theory of intelligence, a mental ability factor that is unique to a task
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general intelligence ... "g"
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Which intelligence did Spearman regard as central and supreme?
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strengths and weaknesses
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Subtest scores provide information about a child's __________ and ___________.
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Cattell and Carroll
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Who are the two most influential contemporary theorists who have extended factor-analytic research?
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crystallized intelligence and fluid intelligence
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According to Cattell, in addition to "g" intelligence, intelligence consists of which two broad factors?
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crystallized intelligence
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refers to skills that depend on accumulated knowledge and experience, good judgment, and mastery of social customs
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crystallized intelligence
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EXAMPLES: intelligence tests, vocab, general info, and arithmetic problems
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fluid intelligence
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depends more heavily on basic information-processing skills---the abililty to detect relationships among stimuli, the speed with which the individual can analyze info, and the capacity of working memory
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fluid
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________ intelligence is assumed to be influenced more by conditions in the brain and less by culture.
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three-stratum theory of intelligence
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Carrol's theory, which represents the structure of intelligence in three tiers
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"g"; broad factors; specific factors
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What are the three tiers of Carroll's three-stratum theory of intelligence?
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componential analyses
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a research procedure in which investigators look for relationships between aspects of information processing and intelligence test performance
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componential analyses
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analysis which aims to clarify the cognitive processes responsible for test scores
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3 months
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As early as age __________, reaction time to visual stimuli predicts preschool intelligence.
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creative, analytical, practical
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What are the three braod, interacting intelligences of Sternberg's triarchic theory of successful intelligence?
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theory of multiple intelligences
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Gardner's theory which defines intelligence in terms of distinct sets of processing operations that permit individuals to solve problems, create products, and discoer new knowledge ina wide range of culturally valued activities
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linguistic, logcio-mathematical, musical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, naturalist, interpersonal, and intrapersonal
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What are Gardner's eight independent intelligences?
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linguistic
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GARDNER'S INTELLIGENCE: sensitivity to the sounds, rhythems, and meanings of words and the functions of language
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logico-mathematical
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GARDNER'S INTELLIGENCE: sensitivity to, and capacity to detect, logical or numerical patterns; ability to handle long chains of logical reasoning
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spatial
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GARDNER'S INTELLIGENCE: ability to perceive the visual-spatial world accurately, to perform transformations on those perceptions, and to re-create aspects of visual experience in the absence of relevant stimuli
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musical
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GARDNER'S INTELLIGENCE: ability to produce and appreciate pitch, rhythm (or melody), an aesthetic quality of the forms of musical expressiveness
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bodily-kinesthetic
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GARDNER'S INTELLIGENCE: ability to use the body skillfully for expressive as well as goal-directed purposes; ability to handle objects skillfully
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naturalist
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GARDNER'S INTELLIGENCE: ability to recognize and classify all varieties of animals, minerals, and plants
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interpersonal
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GARDNER'S INTELLIGENCE: ability to detect and respond appropriately to the moods, temperaments, motivations, and intention of others
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intrapersonal
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ability to discriminate complex inner feelings and to use them to guide one's own behavior; knowledge of one's own strengths, weaknesses, desires, and intelligences
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