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PSYC Chapter Nine

MTA PSYC 1011 Chapter Nine: Intelligence and IQ Testing

TermDefinition
Abstract Thinking The capacity to understand hypothetical concepts.
Bell Curve The distribution of scores in which most fall toward the middle, with progressively fewer scores towards the tails.
Between-Group Heritability The extent that a difference in a trait between groups is genetically influenced.
Convergent Thinking The capacity to create the single best solution to a problem.
Crystallized Intelligence One's accumulated knowledge of the world acquired over time.
Culture-Fair IQ Test An abstract reasoning measure that doesn't depend on language and is less influenced by cultural factors.
Deviation IQ The expression of one's IQ relative to their same-aged peers.
Divergent Thinking The capacity to create various solutions to a problem.
Emotional Intelligence The ability to understand emotion and to apply that information to daily life.
Eugenics The belief that only those with good genes can/should reproduce and those who don't have good genes shouldn't reproduce (20th century movement).
Fluid Intelligence The capacity to learn new ways of solving problems.
Flynn Effect The finding that the average IQ scores worldwide have been rising at a rate of three points per decade.
g (general intelligence) The hypothetical factor that accounts for overall differences in intelligence among people.
Ideological Immune System Our psychological defense's against evidence that contradicts what we think.
Intellectual Disability A condition characterized by an onset before adulthood, an IQ below 70, and an inability to engage in normal daily functioning.
Intelligence Quotient (IQ) The systematic means of quantifying differences in intelligence among people.
Intelligence Test A diagnostic tool designed to measure overall thinking ability.
Mental Age One's age that's calculated by their performance on an intelligence test.
Multiple Intelligences The idea that people vary in their ability levels across different areas of intellectual skill. (8-9)
s (specific abilities/intelligence) Measures the particular ability level in a domain of intellectual skill.
Stanford-Binet IQ Test An intelligence test based on the measure developed by Binet and Simon.
Stereotype Threat The fear that we're confirming a negative group stereotype.
Test Bias The tendency of a test to predict outcomes better in one group than another.
Triarchic Model A model of intelligence proposed by Robert Sternberg that states there are three distinct types of intelligence: analytical, practical, and creative.
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) The most commonly used intelligence test used for adults, which consists of 15 subtests to assess various types of mental abilities.
Wisdom The application of intelligence toward a common good.
Within-Group Heritability The extent of the variability of a trait within a group is genetically influenced.
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