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Mod.13 Intelligence
Intelligence
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
05/26/2009

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gifted
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A moderately gifted child is usually defined by an IQ score between 130 and 150; a profoundly gifted child has an IQ score about 180 or above.
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Reaction range
Definition
indicates the extent to which traits, abilities, or IQ scores may increase or decrease as a result of interaction with environmental factors.
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Binet-Simon Intelligence Scale
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contained items arranged in order of increasing difficulty. The items measured vocabulary, memory, common knowledge, and other cognitive abilities.
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normal distribution
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a statistical arrangement of scores so that they resemble the shape of a bell and, thus, is said to be a bell-shaped curve. A bell-shaped curve means the vast majority of scores fall in the middle range, with fewer scores falling near the two extreme ends of the curve.
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Mental age
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is a method of estimating a child’s intellectual progress by comparing the child’s score on an intelligence test to the scores of average children of the same age.
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Organic retardation
Definition
results from genetic problems or brain damage.
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Cultural bias
Definition
the wording of the questions and the experiences on which the questions are based are more familiar to members of some social groups than to others.
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Heritability
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a number that indicates the amount or proportion of some ability, characteristic, or trait that can be attributed to genetic factors (nature).
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Gardner’s multiple-intelligence theory
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says that instead of one kind of general intelligence, there are at least nine different kinds, which include verbal intelligence, musical intelligence, logical-mathematical intelligence, spatial intelligence, body movement intelligence, intelligence to understand oneself, intelligence to understand others, naturalistic intelligence, and existential intelligence.
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intervention program
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helps disadvantaged children from low socioeconomic classes to achieve better intellectual, social, and personal-emotional development, as well as physical health.
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nature-nurture question
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asks how nature—hereditary or genetic factors—interacts with nurture—environmental factors—in the development of a person’s intellectual, emotional, personal, and social abilities.
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