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the 8th chapter
Intelligence
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Operational definition | procedures used to measure a concept |
| G-factor | a general ability factor or core of general intellectual ability that involves reasoning, problem-solving ability, knowledge, memory,and successful adaptation to one's surroundings |
| Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, Fifth Edition (SB5) | widely used individual intelligence test derived directly from Alfred Binet's first intelligence test; items are age-ranked |
| Fluid Reasoning | how are an apple, a plum, and a banana different from a beet? |
| Knowledge | why is yeast added to bread dough? |
| Quantitative Reasoning | if I have six marbles and you give me another one, how many marbles will I have? |
| Visual-spatial processing | suppose you age going east, then turn right, again, then turn left. In what direction are you facing now? |
| Working Memory | repeat a series of digits (forward or backward) after hearing them once |
| Wechsler Adult Intelligence Test 3rd Edition (WAIS-III) | adult intelligence test that rates verbal and performance intelligence and abilities |
| Wechsler Intelligence Scale fro Children, 4th Edition (WISC-IV) | downscaled version of the WAIS-III; for children from 6 years, 11 months, 30 days |
| Performance intelligence (type one of intelligence) | nonverbal intelligence |
| Verbal intelligence (type two of intelligence) | language or symbol oriented intelligence |
| Intelligence quotient (IQ) | intelligence index; original definition; mental age divided by chronological age, then multiplied by 100 |
| Chronological age | person's age in years |
| Mental age | average intellectual performance |
| Deviation IQ score | scores based on a person's relative standing in his or hr age group; how far above or below average a person's score is, relative to other scores |
| Group tests | these tests can be given to a large group of people with little supervision; usually contain multiple-choice items |
| Computer Simulations | programs that attempt to duplicate human behavior, especially thinking, problem solving, or decision making |
| Normal (Bell-shaped) curve | most scores fall close to the average, and very few are found at the extremes |
| Mentally gifted | the possession of high IQ or special talents or aptitudes |
| Intellectual disability (formally mental retardation) | the presence of a impairment of adaptive behavior |
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