Measures of Intelligence
Describes a score earned on a test designed to measure intelligence
What is intelligence quotient(IQ)?
Acquired knowledge and the ability to retrieve it
What is crystallized intelligence?
Is a problem-solving formula that provides you with step-by-step instructions used to achieve a desired outcome.
What is a an Algorithm?
Refers to the words of a given language
What is Lexicon?
Thinking and encompassing the processes associated with perception, knowledge, problem solving, judgement, language, and memory
What is cognition?
Means that the manner of administration, scoring, and interpretation of results is consistent.
What is standardization
Allows an individual to arrive at unique, multiple solutions to a given problem
What is divergent thinking?
A type of bias you focus on one piece of information when making a decision or solving a problem.
what is an anchoring bias?
Refers to the way words are organized into sentences.
What is Syntax
The field of psychology dedicated to examining how people think
What is cognitive psychology?
Refers to the observation that each generation has a significantly higher IQ than the last.
What is the Flynn effect?
Who is Howard Gardner?
is a useful heuristic in which you begin solving the problem by focusing on the end result.
what is working backwards?
Refers to the process by which we derive meaning from morphemes and words
Concept that is defined by a specific set of characteristics
What is artificial concept?
A subset of the population that accurately represents the general population.
What is representative sample?
Giving a test to a large population so data can be collected comparing groups
What is norming?
a type of mental set where you cannot perceive an object being used for something other than what it was designed for.
what is a functional fixedness?
The set of rules that are used to convey meaning through the use of the Lexicon
What is Grammar?
Makes assumptions about how individuals in certain roles will behave
What is role schema?
Describe how data are dispersed in a population and give context to large data sets.
What is standard deviations?
Encompasses the ability to see complex relationships and solve problems
What is fluid intelligence?
When you make a decision based on an example, information, or recent experience that is that readily available to you, even though it may not be the best example to inform your decision.
what is availability heuristic?
Age when someone gains the ability to form complex sentences and have conversations
What is 3-5 years old?
A set of behaviors that can feel like a routine
What is event schema?