An underlying disposition that enables us to reason, to think abstractly, and to learn.
What is Intelligence
100
He came up with a structure of the unconscious that included the ego, the super ego, and the id.
Who is Sigmund Freud
100
According to Freud, our sense of morality comes from here.
What is the superego
100
This perspective states that there are five realitively stable dimensions of personality.
What is the trait perspective
200
A test designed to predict a person's future performance
What is Aptitude test
200
A protege of Freud, he believed in the collective unconscious.
Who is Carl Jung
200
Defining meaningful scores by comparison with the performance of a pretested group.
What standardization
200
According to Freud, this is a defense mechanism that allows us to provide reasonable sounding explanations for unreasonable behavior or failures.
What is Rationalization
200
The Freudian defense mechanism is when we avoid anxiety provoking experiences by focusing on abstract racy impersonal thoughts. Example: a woman whose husband cheats deals with it by saying a man is evolutionarily inclined to be promiscuous (see chart on page 549)
What is Intellectualization
300
The most widely used intelligence test.
What is Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
300
He proposed a tirachic theory of intelligence that included analytical, practical, and creative intelligence.
Who is Sternberg
300
The proportion of variation among individuals that we can attribute to genes.
What is heritability.
300
Freud's psychosexual stage where sexual impulses are submerged into the unconscious.
What is the latecy stage.
300
The extent to which a test measures what it is supposed to.
What is Validity
400
Particular ability in a narrow domain.
What is s (Specific Ability)
400
Their book The Bell Curve sparked controversy for it's treatment of racial variation on IQ tests.
Who are Hernstein and Murray
400
The extent to which a test yields consitent results.
What is Reliability.
400
Directing an impulse from a socially unacceptable target onto a more acceptable one. Example: a baseball player is angry at fouling out so he throws the bat.
What is Displacement
400
The symmetrical bell-shaped curve that describes the distribution of many physical psychological attributes.
What is Normal Curve
500
The capacity to learn new ways of solving problems
What is Fluid intelligence.
500
He proposed seven primary skills of intelligence.
Who is Thurstone.
500
Behavior that a test is designed to predict. For example SAT scores are designed to predict college grades.
What is Criterion Validity
500
Being organized, systematic, punctual, achievement oriented, and dependsble.
What is Conscientiousness
500
He was the first to develop a test that measured intelligence.