Vocabulary I
What does IQ stand for?
Intelligence quotient
Ability to learn from experiences, acquire knowledge, and adapt to new situations
Intelligence
Awareness and ability to manage your own emotions as well as understand the emotions of others
Emotional intelligence
Where did the study of IQ stability take place? (the one where they found results of 11 year old's, 70 years later and retested them)
Scotland
What is the average human IQ score?
100
The ability to reason and solve problems; also known as general intelligence
g-factor
Rare condition in which a person with various developmental disorders has an amazing ability or talent
Savant syndrome
Who came up with the theory of multiple intelligences?
Howard Gardner
What famous study did Lewis Terman conduct?
Terman's termites or study of gifted children
This type of test, tests the knowledge you already have
Achievement tests
Two percent of the population is classified as this because they have an IQ above 130
Gifted
When a researcher studies or tests the same group of people over a long period of time
Longitudinal study
This theory states that you have 7 groups or clusters of intelligence all relating to the academic field
Thurstone's Clusters
This term refers to acquired knowledge or wisdom. It increases as you get older
Crystallized knowledge
This type of test is supposed to be an indicator of your ability to learn a new skill or future performance in a certain field
Aptitude test
What refers to a test which produces consistent results each time it is given to the same individual or same group of people?
Reliability
This term refers to your ability to quickly problem solve. It decreases steadily starting around your mid-20s
Fluid intelligence
Theory which states you have one general intelligence
A number representing a measure of intelligence resulting from dividing mental age by chronological age and then multiplying by 100
IQ or Intelligence Quotient
What does WAIS stand for?
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
The degree to which a test actually measures what it is supposed to measure
Validity
Cross-sectional study
Theory which states you have 3 intelligence categories which correlate to real world success
Sternberg's triarchic theory
What does the Flynn Effect claim is happening?
Global IQ average is increasing every generation
Created a test to determine mental age which became the first IQ test
Alfred Binet