Defining Intelligence
This abbreviation represents the score obtained from a standardized intelligence test.
What is IQ
1) a general intelligence factor (g), which is general intellectual ability, and (2) specific factors that vary according to an individual’s specific abilities
What is Spearman's Two Factor Theory
Helps us gain an understanding of an individual's cognitive strengths and weaknesses
What are intelligence tests
Whether IQ scores remain consistent across time
What is stability
Gathers important background information about examinee, as well as establish the basis for a good working relationship
What are interviews
Reflects the accumulation of wisdom and knowledge over a lifetime through education and lived experiences.
What is Crystalized Intelligence
"What kind of adults do children with high IQs become?"
What is Terman's Study
A series of three intelligence scales designated for different age groups
What are the Wechsler Scales
Family environment, parenting, socioeconomic status, nutrition, and schooling
What are influences on the course of intellectual development
Charles Spearman believed in this general factor that underlies all specific mental abilities
What is g-factor?
Peaks in adolescence and begins to decline when you're 30-40 years old
What is fluid intelligence
Intelligence is comprised of three separate but interrelated abilities: analytical, creative, and practical.
What is Sternberg's Triarchic Theory of Intelligence
Based on the Cattell-Horn-Carroll theory of cognitive abilities and assesses individuals from the ages of 2-90+ years old.
What is the Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Cognitive Abilities
Cultural and ethnic factors not considered; assessments developed by European and American psychologists
What is Bias
These are enduring characteristics of individuals that are stable across time
What are abilities?
This is required to solve new problems without previous experience
What is creative intelligence?
This theorist distinguished between fluid intelligence, which involves novel problem solving, and crystallized intelligence, which reflects accumulated knowledge.
Who is Raymond Cattell
Particularly used for screening purposes; such as the Army Alpha and Army Beta
What are Group Intelligence Tests
These tests are culturally loaded
What are verbal (vocabulary) tests?
This ability uses concepts and symbols to solve problems
What is abstract reasoning?
This is the ability to visualize and form relationships in three dimensions
What is spatial ability?
He proposed the theory of multiple intelligences which include musical and kinesthetic
Who is Howard Gardner?
This scoring concept compares an individual’s performance to that of others of the same age group within a normative sample.
What are norm-referenced scores
This phenomenon refers to the finding that IQ scores have increased over the last couple decades.
What is the Flynn effect?
This ability helps to store information in short term memory and then sort or transform that information
What is working memory?