IQ Notions
Charles Spearman contended that this underlies all mental abilities and is therefore measured by every task on an intelligence test
what is general intelligence (a single "g" score)
A statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items on a test
what is factor analysis
The process of getting information into our memory system
what is encoding
The activation, often unconsciously, of particular associations in memory
What is priming
I hit my head and can no longer form new memories
What is anterograde amnesia
Older adults likely have more of this intelligence than younger people
what is crystallized intelligence
Cues that allow us to judge distance, which we only need one eye for.
monocular cues
A condition in which a person otherwise limited in mental ability has an exceptional special skill
what is savant syndrome
The AP exam is an example of this type of test
what is an achievement test
The process of retaining, encoded information
what is storage
The principle that our context-dependent memories are affected by detailed cues
what is the encoding specificity principle (2.6, p.233)
I am sorry, I bumped my head and can no longer recall any of the material from our class
what is retrograde amnesia
A self-confirming concern that one will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype
what is stereotype threat
We know a figure is closer if we can see it fully. A figure is farther away if it is partially covered. This is known as this aspect of perceptual organization.
What is Interposition
Disadvantage of Binet's concept of mental age in assessing intelligence
What is it is inappropriate for adults
The SAT was originally labeled as this type of test
What is an aptitude test
I will use this to recall my fave moments in AP Psych-- (the other type of explicit, conscious memory is semantic)
what is episodic memory
The tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one's current or bad mood
What is mood-congruent memory
The famous graph that demonstrates that forgetting is initially rapid but then levels off with time
What is the Ebbinghaus' forgetting curve
A generational rise in average IQ scores
What is the Flynn Effect?
The perceived further distance of something which is higher in your visual field.
relative height
naturalist, linguistic, logical (mathematical), musical, spatial, kinesthetic, intrapersonal, interpersonal,
What are Howard Gardner's eight intelligences (think "garden of intelligences)
Alfred Binet calculated intelligence by comparing this to chronological age
what is mental age
A new concept of short-term memory that includes active processing of incoming information and of information retrieved from long-term memory
what is working memory
The tendency to recall best the last (recency effect) and the first (primacy effect) items in a list
What is the serial position effect
I am sorry, I just have learned so much that I can't recall any new information
what is proactive interference
You all have more of this type of intelligence than Mr Beast (not much more tho)
What is fluid intelligence
The apparent meeting of two parallel lines in the distance.
linear perspective
Analytical, creative and practical intelligences
What is Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence
The Stanford-Binet calculation for intelligence quotient (IQ)
What is Mental age/chronological age x 100
Taking a picture of our class at this very moment would utilize this
What is iconic memory
"I will never forget the day I was overwhelmed with emotion at scoring a 5 on the AP Psychology exam" is an example of this memory
What is a flashbulb memory
Wow, our most recent unit was so fascinating that I cannot recall anything from the previous units
what is retroactive interference
The proportion of variation among individuals in a group that we can attribute to genes
what is heritability
going 'nose blind' to a scent is an example of this
sensory adaptation
Having a keen sense of both social awareness and self-awareness
what is emotional intelligence
The tendency for distributed practice to yield better results than massed practice, or cramming
what is the spacing effect
When misleading information distorts one's memory of an event (remember Loftus and leading questions when asked questions about an accident)
what is the misinformation effect
Currently, the most widely used individual intelligence test
what is the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)
__________ THEORY EXPLAINS HOW WE HEAR HIGH-PITCHED SOUNDS, WHILE ___________ THEORY EXPLAINS HOW WE HEAR LOW-PITCHED SOUNDS.
What is PLACE; FREQUENCY