In a typical spelling test, would males or females do better?
What is "females". (At the end of high school, only 30% of U.S. males spell better than the average female)
What is "a mental quality consisting of the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations".
Intelligence
The most widely accepted theory of intelligence today is?
Sternberg's Triarchic Theory
Which gender is more sensitive to touch, taste, and odor?
What is "Females."
What does "IQ" stand for?
Intelligence Quotient
What was the name of the man who has Savants Syndrome? HINT: We watched a video about him in class and a movie is named after him!)
Rain Man/Kim Peek
In intelligence research, are males or females more likely to vary in their scores?
What is "males".
What is "the proportion of variation among individuals that we can attribute to genes?" (The ____________ of a trait may vary depending on the range of populations and environments studied)".
heritability
What is the consistency of a measure or test, meaning it produces the same or similar results each time it is used under the same conditions
Reliability
Theory in which 7 different reasoning skills make up your intelligence (visual and spatial, perceptual speed, numerical ability, verbal meaning, memory)
Thurstone's Theory
As far as nonverbal memory (locating objects), do males or females have more edge for picture association?
What is "females".
What is "a self-confirming concern that one will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype".
Stereotype Threat
On math problem solving and spatial aptitudes were males or females the higher scorers?
What is "males".
What is "the extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to".
Validity
95% of IQ scores fall between ____ & ____ on a normal bell curve
70 & 130