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savant |
a person who's very gifted in one area (savant syndrome) |
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intelligence |
the ability to direct thought, adapt to circumstances, and to learn form experience |
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G factor |
according to G, there's a single, general factor for mental ability (cognitive ability tends to correlate, which supports G) |
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fluid intelligence |
the ability to reason abstractly |
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crystalized intelligence |
the ability to retain knowledge learned though experience |
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analytical intelligence |
the ability to identify and define problems and determine how to solve them (similar to fluid intelligence) |
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practical intelligence |
the ability to apply and implement solutions in the real world (related to career success) |
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creative intelligence |
involves the generation of novel ideas and products |
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emotional intelligence |
comprised of the ability to assess, evaluate, express, and regulate emotions (influences empathy, social skills, and romance) |
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Theory of multiple intelligence says there are eight types of intelligence: |
1. musical 2. bodily kinesthetic 3. logical-mathematical 4. Linguistic 5. spatial 6. interpersonal 7. intrapersonal 8. naturalist
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information processing approach |
focuses on how the information is used (smarter people spend more time understanding a problem and retrieving info) |
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cultural bias in IQ scores |
white people score 10-15 points higher than blacks due to differences in cultural experience, not reflected in the test -culture-fair IQ tests do not discriminate against minority groups |
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flynn effect |
refers to the fact people score 30 points higher on IQ test than in 1900 (better nutrition, parenting, education)(industrial society and technologies expose us to abstract problems) |
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mental age |
the age for which a given level of performance is typical |
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ratio IQ |
obtained by dividing mental age by physical age and multiplying by 100
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deviation IQ |
obtained by dividing an IQ test score by the average score of the same age test takers and multiplying the quotient by 100 (takes relative ability into account and doesn't allow comparisons of people of different ages) |
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standford-binet intelligence scale |
uses different items for different age groups - children copy figures or answer questions about everyday activities - adults complete analogies, explain proverbs, and find themes in words |
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wechsier adult intelligence scale (IV) and the WI5 for children(IV) measure..... |
i.verbal comprehension ii.perceptual reasoning iii. working memory iv. processing speed |
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adaptive testing |
correct answers are followed by harder items and incorrect answers are followed by easier items (shorter than other tests, easier items can cause anxiety an impair performance)
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intellectual disabilities |
characterized by significant limitations in i. intellectual functioning ii. conceptual, social, and practical skills |
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types of retardation |
-mild(55-69) can hold jobs and have families -moderate(40-54) can hold jobs but need supervision -severe(25-39) and profound (<25) can't function independently |
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fetal alcohol syndrome |
caused when pregnant women consume alcohol (1/750 infants have it) |
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down syndrome |
results when someone has 42 chromosomes instead of 46 (4 short) - the extra 21st chromosome unduly influences development
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other causes of mental disability |
-oxygen deprevation -head injury -a stroke -meningitis |
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familiar retardation |
genetic, passes through families |
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intellectual giftedness |
- have IQ>130 - 2% to 4% of the population - a myth that IQ and social adjustment negatively correlate - savants are gifted in just a FEW areas |
