Intelligence
A method for assessing an individual's mental aptitudes and comparing them to others through the use of numerical scores
Intelligence tests
This old white dude identified a general factor of intelligence
Charles Spearman
The movement bent on improving the human gene pool
Eugenics Movement
The average performance of people at a certain age
Mental Age
Learning that has persisted over time
Memory
The ability to use previous-learned skills, knowledge and experience; it grows as we age but does not exactly equate to memory
Crystallized Intelligence
This old white dude asserted that intelligence is not generalized, but rather multiple abilities that come in different packages
Howard Gardner
Alfred Binet developed a method to assess this intelligence
Mental Age
Lewis Terman developed this test that combined mental age and factor analysis
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Quotient
Memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and declare
Explicit
One's natural ability to learn quickly, adapt, and problem solve in novel situations
Fluid intelligence
This old white dude challenged the idea of general intelligence by arguing there are three basic types of intelligence application that vary in individuals and across various contexts
Robert Sternberg
He devised a more accurate psychometric technique for measuring intelligence using seven primary factors
Louis Leon Thurstone
The development of affluent nations tend to increase in intelligence over time due to improved education, nutrition, and stability
Flynn Effect
The measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned
Recognition
A statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items
factor analysis
This old white dude developed the theory of emotional intelligence
Daniel Goleman
The three factors that determine a test is accurate or usable
standardized, reliable, and valid
Shortened, it is WAIS
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
The momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli
Iconic memory
People that have an exceptionally high ability in one intelligence factor
Savant
This old white dude developed the first intelligence test
Francis Galton
The 4 basic components of emotional intelligence
Perceiving, Understanding, Managing, and Using emotions
Aptitude test that focuses on both verbal and non-verbal methods and these 4 factors
Verbal comprehension, Perceptual organization, Working memory, and Processing Speed
An increase in neuron-firing potential after a brief, rapid stimulation
Long-term potentiation