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Dev. Psych
Ch. 8
Question | Answer |
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Intelligence | ability to solve problems capacity to adapt and learn from experience |
The Binet Test | consists of complex cognitive processes. Memory, imagery, comprehension, and judgement. (Alfred Binet) |
Mental age | level of mental development relative to others |
Stanford Binet Test | most widely used intelligence test |
IQ scores | approximate a normal distribution |
The Wechsler Scales | verbal, performance, full scale IQ |
Non verbal IQ | comprehensive test of nonverbal intelligence moderately correlated with work performance |
Sternberg's Triarchic Theory of Intelligence | Analytical intelligence- analyze, judge, evaluate, compare, and contrast, problem solve Creative intelligence- ability to create, design, invent, originate, and imagine Practical intelligence- use, apply, implement, put ideas into practice |
Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligence | Verbal Mathematical Spacial Bodily-kinesthetic Musical Interpersonal Intrapersonal Naturalist |
True or False | Critics argue that emotional intelligence broadens concept[ of intelligence broadens concept of intelligence too far to be useful |
Heritability | attempts to distinguish between effects of heredity and environment in a population |
Flynn effect | shows worldwide increase in intelligence scores across history |
some tests still have cultural bias | |
Culture fair tests | includes questions familiar to people from all socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds or nonverbal questions |
Whole language approach | a teaching approach built on the idea that reading instruction should parallel children's natural language learning. |
Conservation | the awareness that altering the appearance of an object or a substance does not change its basic properties |
Critical thinking | Thinking reflectively and productively, and evaluating the evidence |
Cognitive Pragmatics | The cognitive software of the mind. Reading and writing skills, language and comprehension, educational qualifications, professional skills, and any type of self knowledge and life skills that helps us to master or cope with life. |