Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Psy100-OSU-Intel.
Psych 100 - OSU - Intelligence p353-357 (terms and defs.)
| Term/Question/Whatever | Answer/Definition/Whatever |
|---|---|
| intelligence quotient (IQ) | systematic means of quantifying differences among people in their intellience |
| intelligence test | diagnostic tool designed to measure overall thinking ability |
| abstract thinking | capacity to understand hypothetical concepts |
| g (general intelligence) | hypothetical factor that accounts for overall differences in intellect among people |
| s (specific abilities) | particular ability level in a narrow domain |
| fluid intelligence | capacity to learn new ways of solving problems |
| crystallized intelligence | accumulated knowledge of the world acquired over time |
| multiple intelligences | idea the people vary in their ability levels across different domains of intellectual skill |
| triarchic model | model of intelligence proposed by Robert Sternberg positing three distinct types of intelligence Analytical Practical Creative |
| analytical intelligence | (of Triarchic model) Ability to reason logically, essentially "book smarts" |
| practical intelligence | (of Triarchic model) Ability to solve real world problems, especially those involving other people. "street smarts" |
| creative intelligence | (of Triarchic model) Ability to come up with novel and effective answers to questions. |
| mental age | age corresponding to the average individual's performance on an intelligence test |
| deviation IQ | expression of a person's IQ relative to his or her same aged peers |
| eugenics | movement in early twentieth century to improve a population's genetic stock by encouraging those with good genes to reproduce, preventing those with bad genes from reproducing, or both. |
| Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale | most widely used intelligence test for adults today, consisting of 14 different subtests to assess different types of mental abilities |
| Standford-Binet IQ test | intelligence test based on the measure developed by Binet and Simon, adapted by Lewis Terman of Stanford University |
| culture-fair IQ tests | abstract reasoning items that don't depend on language and are often believed to be less influenced by cultural factors than other IQ tests |
| Garner : Linguistic | speak and write well |
| Garner : Logico-mathematical | Use logic and mathematical skills to solve problems, such as scientific questions |
| Garner : Spatial | Think and reason about objects in three dimensional space |
| Garner : Musical | Perform, understand, and enjoy music. |
| Garner : Bodily-kinesthetic | Ability to manipulat the body in sports, dance, or other physical endeavors |
| Garner : Interpersonal | Understand and interact effectively with others. |
| Garner : Intrapersonal | Understand and possess insight into self. |
| Garner : Naturalistic | Resognize, identify, and understand animals, plants, and other living things. |
| Flynn effect | dinding that average IQ scores have been rising at a rate of approximately 3 points per decade |
| Test Bias | tendency of a test to predict outcomes better in one group than another |
| within-group heritability | extent to which the variability of a trait within a group is genetically influenced |
| between-group heritability | extent to which differences in a trait between groups is genetically influenced. |
| stereotype threat | fear that we may confirm a negative group stereotype |
Created by:
neill89
Popular Psychology sets