Fundamentals
The mental potential to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations.
Intelligence
Socail intelligence is an important indicator of life success. __________ is a key aspect, consisting of perceiving, understanding, managing, and using emotions.
Emotional Intelligence
True or False. The IQ test is a valid measure to predict life success.
False
________ intelligence, our accumulated knowledge reflected in vocabulary and analogies, ________ up to old age.
Crystallized; increases
The heritability of a trait may vary depending on the range of ________ and ________ studied.
populations; environments
Charles Spearman believed we have one __________ that is at the heart of all our intelligent behavior.
general intelligence
________ emotions are for recognizing emotions in faces, music and stories. ________ emotions are for predicting emotions and how emotions may change or blend.
Perceiving; Understanding
When a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to, the test is ________.
valid
________ intelligence, our ability to reason speedily and abstractly, ________ beginning in the 20's and 30's, slowly up to age 75, then more rapidly especially after 85.
Fluid; decreases
Neglect and minimal interaction with caregivers can cause ________ development in children. Think of the Romanian orphanage.
delayed
Thurstone's research identified seven clusters of primary mental abilities which are correlated to each other in performance. Which are they?
Word fluency, verbal comprehension, spatial ability, perceptual speed, numerical ability, inductive reasoning, and memory.
________ emotions are for knowing how to express emotions in varied situations. ________ emotions are for enabling adaptive or creative thinking.
Managing; Using
When a test yields consistent results, the test is ________.
reliable
To be diagnosed with an Intellectual Disability, one must have an intelligence score of ________ or below and must have ________ adapting to the normal demands of independent living.
70; difficulty
Ability + ________ + motivation = ________.
opportunity; success
Howard Gardner identified eight types of intelligence that are relatively __________ from one another; the basketball player is a different kind of intelligent than the first chair violinist.
independent
Emotionally intelligent people are both ________ aware and ________-aware
socially; self
________ tests are designed to assess what a person has learned. ________ tests are designed to predict a person's future performance.
Achievement; Aptitude
________ ________ is a disorder of varying severity caused by a(n) _____ copy of chromosome 21 in the person's genetic makeup.
Down syndrome; extra
________ ________ can lead to poor performance on tests by undermining test-takers' belief that they can do well on the test.
Stereotype threat
Sternberg's triarchic theory proposes we have which kinds of intelligences?
Analytical (academic problem-solving) intelligence; Creative intelligence; Practical intelligence
Those who score high on managing emotions enjoy ________ interactions with friends. They ________ being hijacked by overwhelming depression, anxiety, or anger.
high-quality; avoid
Three criteria of a "good" test.
Standardized; Reliable; Valid
When dealing with the differences of children's ability (lower/higher; gifted/ungifted) and their academic path, how can we promote both equity and excellence for all?
Providing appropriate placement suited to each child's talent. Allowing children with higher abilities in a category to study at the higher level, without segregating them from the general population. Ex. Math whiz in an AP Calculus Class.
When a test contains questions specifically related to one culture's experiences and expectations, it is considered ________. Ex. a problem solving question about grams of durian fruit on a test Los Angeles students are taking.
Culturally biased.