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Ch. 9 Intelligence
Pychology Schacter Gilbert Wegner
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ratio IQ | ratio IQ: A statistic obtained by dividing a person's mental age by the person's physical age and then multiplying the quotient by 100. |
| Deviation IQ | deviation IQ: A statistic obtained by dividing a person's test score by the average test score of people in the same age group and then multiplying the quotient by 100 |
| Factor Analysis | factor analysis: A statistical technique that explains a large number of correlations in terms of a small number of underlying factors |
| 2 Factor Theory of Intellegence | two-factor theory of intelligence: Spearman's theory suggesting that every task requires a combination of a general ability (which he called g) and skills that are specific to the task (which he called s). |
| Fluid Intelligence | fluid intelligence: The ability to process information |
| Crystallized Intelligence | crystallized intelligence: The accuracy and amount of information available for processing |
| Prodigy | prodigy: A person of normal intelligence who has an extraordinary ability |
| Savant | savant: A person of low intelligence who has an extraordinary ability |
| Intelligence | intelligence: A hypothetical mental ability that enables people to direct their thinking, adapt to their circumstances, and learn from their experiences. |
| Identical Twins | identical twins: also called monozygotic twins ) Twins who develop from the splitting of a single egg that was fertilized by a single sperm |
| Fraternal | fraternal twins: (also called dizygotic twins ) Twins who develop from two different eggs that were fertilized by two different sperm. |
| Heritability Coeffefficient | heritability coefficient: A statistic (commonly denoted as h2) that describes the proportion of the difference between people's scores that can be explained by differences in their genetic makeup. |
| Shared Environment | shared environment: Those environmental factors that are experienced by all relevant members of a household. |
| Non-Shared Environment | nonshared environment: Those environmental factors that are not experienced by all relevant members of a household |
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