Intelligence Theories
The theorist who believed in a general intelligence
Who is Charles Spearman
Alfred Binet’s efforts to measure intelligence were direct to do what with children in the late 1800's
What is predicting children’s success in school/placement
The smallest distinctive sound unit of language is a
What are phonemes
This type of intelligence would be most important in answering trivia questions
What is crystallized intelligence.
a clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event
What is Flashbulb Memory
The theorists who would likely say Michael Jordan had a high kineshetic intelligence
Who is Howard Gardner
What refers to the potential of an individual to perform an as-yet-unlearned task?
What is an aptitude test
The smallest speech units that carry meaning are called
What is morphemes.
Gabi LoPorto (Young Sheldon) answers questions quickly and thinks critically while giving double finger guns to Mr. O using this form of intelligence.
What is fluid intelligence.
a measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned, as on a multiple-choice test
What is recognition.
An example and application of having emotional intelligence is
What is seeking long term gratification
While the ____ test scores like the Stanford-Binet, it is broken down into categories like verbal comprehension, perceptual organization, processing speed and working memory using verbal and non verbal tasks.
What is the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
Rules by which we derive meaning from morphemes, words, and sentences.
What is sematic
When someone mentions hamburgers, Trisha immediately thinks of McDonald's. In this instance, McDonald's is a
What is a prototype
encoding semantically, based on the meaning of the words; tends to yield the best retention
What is deep processing.
The psychologist who developed the theory that intelligence is measured in three categories: analytical, creative, and practical.
Who is Robert Sternberg
On individual intelligence tests such as the Stanford-Binet and Wechsler scales, an IQ of 100 indicates that the test taker
What is the average score.
A region of the brain known as the ( ) in the left frontal lobe is involved in the production of speech, whereas the ( ), a region in the left temporal lobe, is expression and comprehension of language.
What is Broca's Area, Wernicke's Area
Simple thinking strategies that allow us to solve problems and make judgments efficiently are called
What is heuristics
the act of focusing on a particular object for a while, simultaneously ignoring distractions and irrelevant information.
What is selective attention.
These are individuals with below average IQ's that maintain unique intellectual abilities. They are one of the basises for Gardner's Multiple Intelligence Theory
What are savants
In regards to a popular evolutionary psychology theory, Louis Terman's assessment he created focused much more on _____, while Binet's original assessment focused more on the _____ side of the discussion.
What is nature;nurture
Chomsky's theory "posited that all human languages contain nouns, verbs, and adjectives, and humans are born with an innate ability to acquire language, and even a genetic predisposition to learn grammatical rules is known as
What is universal language
Generating multiple possible answers to a problem illustrates
What is divergent thinking
a condition in which memory for a past event is improved when the person is in the same biological or psychological state as when the memory was initially formed.
What is state dependent memory.