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Psych Test 3 ch. 10
intelligence
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
11/03/2009

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why difficult defining intelligence?
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because its socially constructed and there are many different definitions.
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research definition of intelligence
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whatever intelligence tests measure (school smarts)
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cultural definition of intelligence
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attributes that enable success in a given culture (whatever is important to that culture)
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textbook definition of intelligence
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ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations
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controversies
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one ability or several?, how can or should we measure it?, how useful and fair are intelligence tests?
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Spearmans beliefs
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intelligence occurs in clusters, if good in one area than youre good at other areas related, we have one general intelligence,
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sternbergs theory
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(triarchic theory) 3 intelligences: analytical, creative, practical. we have these 3
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savant syndrome
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amazing abilities in some or one area but very poor in other skills. shows that can be good at some things and not good at others which means theres not only one intelligence.
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emotional intelligence
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ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions
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why intelligence testing?
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people wondered by people differ in mental ability.
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Binet
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started intelligence testing, , wanted to identify slow learners, goal was to measure mental age
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Terman
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wanted to determine innat ability that wasn't going to change. made the stanford-binet test. IQ was derived from this.
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sterns IQ
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used to use the formula to find IQ: mental age divided by chronological age times 100.
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aptitude tests
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predicts future performance
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achievement tests
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assesses current knowledge
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WAIS
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(Westler adult intelligence scale)most widely used today!
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Early measures of intelligence
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muscular strength, size of head, reaction speed.
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standardization
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defines score by comparing them with a pre-tested group. reveals a normal curve
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reliability
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deals with the consistency of scoring. the test is reliable if scores are almost the same if taken twice by the same person
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validity
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deals with the extent to which it measures what its supposed to measure. is it valid?
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normal curve
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results of a test. bell shaped curve. shows average test scores are 100
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Flynn effect
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named after a researcher. he found that intelligence test performance has been improving over the years
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predictive validity
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success of a test in predicting behavior that it is designed to predict. if successful, considered high validity and fair.
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bias of test
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if the performance differences are caused by culture, it is being bias and not fair.
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stereotype threat
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self confirming concern that one will be evaluated on a negative stereotype. usually comes true.
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neurology and intelligence
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brain size doesn't matter, more intelligence usually means more synapses and connections, more gray matter means more intelligent and better with language, memory and attention. faster processing in brain means more intelligence.
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stability in intelligence
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relatively stable starting at age 7, harder to change as adults
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Project Head Start
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gov. funded pre-school program, serves families below poverty level, offers individual attention. boost in emotional intelligence
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