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Exam tres
Intelligence
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| influences on measured intelligence | genetic and enviornmental |
| norming | scores obtained by a large group that have similar results |
| standardization | in order to be fair test must be taken with the exact same instructions time and scoring procedure |
| validity | does the test actually test what it is suppose to be testing |
| Emotional intelligence | 4 different descriptions Perception of others emotions Understanding of emotions able to manage with emotions ability to facilitate thought |
| savant syndrome | when a mentally retarded person has one extreme ability. more common in men and the autistic. |
| aptitude test | test taken to measures ones abilities in hope to attain a set of skills |
| achievement test | measures ones abilities to attain a specific set of skills |
| Gardner's Multifactor theory | 8 areas of multiple intelligence. Logical mathematical,Linguistic, Musical Spatial Bodily kinesthetic Interpersonal, ,Intrapersonal,Naturalist |
| Sternberg's Model | Analytical, creative, and practical |
| Analytical | able to break down things into components |
| creative | able to solve things in new or unusual ways |
| practical | common sense |
| Thurstone's multifactor theory | 7 ares of intelligence. Good with #'s words fluency verbal memory reasoning spatial perceptual speed |
| spearmans two factor model | specific and general |
| Specific | good at one certain area |
| General | good across the board |
| Binet | intelligence is developmental |
| cultural bias | difficult to attain. Has been attempted but not perfected. Has been challenge with the BITCH test |
| differences in IQ | socioeconomic status affects this as well as geographical region. People fro urban settings typically do better than rural. |
| People with same genes have about the same intelligence | True |
| excremental factors influence intelligence | True |
| There is not a difference in measured intelligence between ethnic groups | False |
| Intelligence is fixed | False |
| Reliability | if present these test have similar results no matter the amount of times taken |
| Validity | these tests successfully test what is intended to be tested on. |
| Standardization | always taken with the same instructions, time, and scoring procedure |
| Measurment concepts | validity, reliability, standardization, norming. |
| Norming | scores obtained by a large group of people on same test. |
| Algorithm | solves problem by taking a set of steps by taking every single number in account. almost always a solution |
| heuristics | educated guesses for solving problems |
| Functional Fixedness | inability to see new uses for familiar objects |
| psychology set affect | bias towards certain problem solving because of past experiences |
| creativity | convergent and divergent thinking |
| divergent thinking | more than one solution to a problem |
| convergent thinking | one solution to a problem |
| general adaptation syndrom | series of 3 biological responses that occur when the body deals with stressors |
| general adaptation syndrom systems | endocrine and nervous system |
| Stages of General adaptation syndrom | the alarm stage, the resistance stage, the exhaustion stage |
| the alarm stage | flight or fight system |
| the resistance stage | if stressors continues, body maintains level of arousal making body vulnerable to new stressors |
| exhaustion stage | exceed bodies ability to respond, leads to pathological changes that result in psycho and physiological disease |
| major life event schedule | relation between major life events and sickness;to much is bad for us |
| Hassles | minor everyday occurrences,can accumulate and become associated with physical and psychological problems |
| primary appraisal | first step in coping with stress;determines if situation is a threat |
| secondary appraisal | how one deals with stress |
| Type A behavior | aggressiveness, achievement drive, inability to relax;associated with heard disease in some people. |
| Trait | summary term that describes one personality |
| types | introverts and extroverts |
| eyesneck | way to deal with large numbers is to organize them into categories |
| 5 factor model | 5 dimension personality model |
| The 5 factor model types are | Openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism. |
| Psychodynamic model | Freud |
| conscious | personal awarness of internal and external events |
| preconsious | waiting to be pulled into consiousness |
| unconsious | thoughts wishes or feelings that occur beyond our awareness, can gain through effort |
| ID | pleasure prinicple, unconsious, aims to reduce tension |
| Ego | reality prinicple, realistic plan for obtaining what the id wants |
| Superego | element of mind that incorporates parental and societal standards motivates us to strive for perfection |
| infantile sexuality | oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital |
| oral | focuses on babys mouth, if not fufilled can stay fixated at oral stage |
| anal | recieves pleasure from pooping, if fixated at stage can be mean |
| phallic | fondle their genitals |
| oedipal complex | man desires mother |
| electra complex | women values and desires penis and to sleep with father |
| latency | low level of sex drive between 6 and puberty |
| genital | resurgence of sexual interest, focus on mature sexual adult relationships. |