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Module 39-40AP Psych
Module 39-40 AP Psych Unit 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cohort | a group of people sharing a common characteristic, such as from a given time period |
| Crystallized intelligence | our accumulated knowledge and verbal skills, ends to increase with age |
| Fluid intelligence | our ability to reason speedily and abstractly, tends to decrease with age |
| Cross-sectional study | research that compares people of different ages at the same point in time |
| Longitudinal study | research that follows and retests the same people over time |
| 5 reasons why highly intelligent people live healthier and longer lives | Better jobs, and healthier environments, intelligence encourages healthy living, prenatal events or early childhood illnesses might have influenced both intelligence and health, a “well-wired” body as evidence by fast reaction speeds |
| Intellectual disability | a condition of limited mental ability indicated by an intelligence test score of 70 or below |
| Down syndrome | a condition of mild to server intellectual disability and associated physical disorders caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21 |
| Flynn effect | because of this we must constantly re-standardize tests |
| Heritability | The proportion of variation among individuals in a group that we can attribute to genes |
| Identical twins and the environment | raised together are nearly similar as those of the same person |
| Fraternal twins and the environment | differ more in person wise than identical twins |
| Adoption studies | adoption enhances the intelligence scores of mistreated or neglected children |
| Neglect: sensory deprivation, social isolation, poverty | this can slow normal brain development |
| Schooling and intelligence | one intervention that effects intelligence scores, both enhance later outcomes |
| Growth mindset | a focus on learning and growing |
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