Categories used to group objects, events & characteristics based on common properties.
What are concepts
100
Explain language.
A system of spoken and written symbols used to communicate with others
100
A method for assessing an individual’s mental aptitudes and comparing them with those of others, using numerical scores.
What is intelligence test
100
The equation to calculate intelligent quotient (IQ).
What is MA/CA * 100 = IQ
100
The ability of a computer or other machine to perform those activities that are normally thought to require intelligence (of a human).
What is artificial intelligence (AI)
200
Thinking that produces many answers to the same question. Characteristic of creativity.
What is divergent thinking
200
A person’s ability to produce an infinite number of meaningful sentences using a limited number of words and rules.
What is infinite generativity
200
An individual’s level of mental development relative to others. Created by Alfred Binet.
What is mental age
200
The extent to which a test measures what it is supposed to measure.
What is Validity
200
Computer-based system for assessing knowledge and making decisions in advanced skill areas. (i.e. "Deep Blue" & "Watson")
What are expert systems
300
Explain the difference between an algorithm and a heuristic.
Algorithms are a step-by-step procedures that guarantee an answer to a problem while heuristics are rules of thumb that can suggest a solution to a problem.
300
Talking to babies in a higher-pitched voice than normal & with simple words & sentences.
What is motherese
300
Which two types of intelligence are involved in Charles Spearman’s general intelligence theory? (two-factor theory)
What is general intelligence (g) and specific intelligence (s)
300
Explain the normal distribution curve of an intelligence test.
What is the majority of scores fall in the middle of the range and few fall in the extremes.
300
The inability to solve a problem because it is viewed only in terms of usual functions. (i.e. using a credit card to open a locked door or using water to lift a peanut out of a cylinder).
What is functional fixedness
400
Reasoning from the general to the specific. Working with abstract statements (premises) and deriving a conclusion. (Ex: The way Sherlock Holmes observes general clues and comes to a specific conclusion.
What is deductive reasoning
400
Explain the holophrase hypothesis.
A single word can be used to imply a complete sentence. “one word stage”
400
Sternberg’s Three Intelligences (or triarchic theory) consist of which three categories of intelligence?
What is analytical, creative, and practical
400
Explain the two ways organic retardation can occur (0-50 IQ).
Caused by a genetic disorder or by physical brain damage
400
Explain one example where culture influences language.
The Inuit in Alaska have a dozen or more words to describe the various textures, colors, & physical states of snow. Arabs have 6,000 words for camels. Hopi Indians have no words for past and future.
500
Explain the IDEAL Method through the use of the acronym "IDEAL."
I = Identify the problem, D = Define & present the problem, E = Explore possible strategies, A = Act on the strategies , L = Look back & evaluate the effects
500
Describe two biological influences on language.
Evolution shaped humans into linguistic creatures. The brain, nervous system & vocal apparatus developed over time. Language increases the chance of survival. Major evidence lies in language development or "milestones."
500
Name six of Howard Gardner’s eight intelligences in his Multiple-Factor Theory.
What is Linguistic, Logical-mathmatical, Musical, Spatial, Bodily-kinesthetic, Intrapersonal (self), Interpersonal (others), Naturalist
500
Describe down syndrome.
What is a genetic condition of intellectual disability
associated physical disorders caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21.
500
Explain the difference between representativeness heuristic and availability heuristic.
Representativeness heuristic judges the probability of an event by how well it matches a model. Availability heuristic judges the probability of an event by the ease with which prior experiences come to mind.