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Intelligence Chapter 10

Intelligence Chapter 10. What is Intelligence?. ___________ is the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use our ___________ to adapt to new situations. Do we have an _______ general mental capacity (intelligence)? If so, can we ________ this capacity as a meaningful number?.

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Intelligence Chapter 10

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  1. IntelligenceChapter 10

  2. What is Intelligence? ___________ is the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use our ___________ to adapt to new situations. Do we have an _______ general mental capacity (intelligence)? If so, can we ________ this capacity as a meaningful number? In research studies, intelligence is whatever the intelligence test measures. This tends to be “________________.”

  3. _________ of Intelligence • _________ Influenced Definition • __ main theoretical concepts of intelligence….

  4. Charles _______ and his _ factor Used ______ and discovered that what we see as many different skills is actually one ________ Intelligence. If you are good at one subject you are usually good at many ________.

  5. Howard ________ and ______ Intelligences Gardner believed that there exists at least 7 ________ types of intelligences. ___________ Logical-mathematical Spatial Musical _______________ Intrapersonal Interpersonal Naturalist ______________

  6. Howard Gardner – ____ People with __________ syndrome excel in abilities unrelated to general intelligence. __________ Brain Man Rex

  7. Robert _________ and ________ Theory • ____ types of intelligence 1. ________ – school smarts 2. _______/Synthetic – adapt to novel situations 3. _________ – street smarts

  8. Daniel _______ and his ___ • Emotional intelligence is the ability to _______, understand, manage, and use emotions • ____________ and intrapersonal intelligences • Maybe better ________ for future success than IQ.

  9. educ paradigm Intelligence and __________ • Creativity is the ability to produce ______ that are both novel and valuable. • Correlates somewhat with intelligence. • ________ Thinking vs Convergent Thinking • Expertise: A well-developed knowledge base. • ___________ Thinking: The ability to see things in novel ways. • A Venturesome Personality: A personality that seeks new experiences rather than following the pack. • _________ Motivation: A motivation to be creative from within. • A __________ Environment: A creative and supportive environment allows creativity to bloom.

  10. _______ Size and IntelligenceIs there a link? Small +.__ correlation between head size and intelligence scores (relative to body size). Using an MRI we found +.__ correlation with brain size and IQ score. _______ = less gray matter & lower verbal intelligence

  11. Brain _______ and Intelligence Higher performing brains are ___ _______ than lower performing brains (use less glucose). High IQ = Perceive stimuli faster, ________ information from memory quicker, and show faster brain _______ times

  12. _________ & Intelligence • From ________’s theories on adaptation & “Survival of the Fittest” • _________________ • ___________ Intelligence • Leads to Intelligence _____

  13. How do we _____ Intelligence? Alfred ____ and Theodore Simon set out to figure out a concept called a _____ age (what a person of a particular age should know). Discovered someone’s mental age can predict _____ performance. Hoped they could use test to help children in Paris, _________ them.

  14. Lewis ______ and his ___ Test Used Binet’s research to construct the modern day IQ test called the ______-______ Test. ___=Mental age/Chronological age X 100. • A 8 year old has a mental age of 10, what is her IQ? • A 12 year old has the mental age of 9, what is his IQ? • A boy has the mental age of 10 and an IQ of 200, how old is he?

  15. Problems with the IQ Formula • It does not really work well on _______, why? If a __ year old man does as well as an average __ year old then his IQ would be __!!!!!! That makes no sense!!!!!

  16. David _______ Tests More common way to give IQ tests….does not use the formula but uses the same _______ system. ______ -- adults ______ -- children WPPSI – Preschool & Primary

  17. WAIS • Measures ________ intelligence and ___ other aspects related to intelligence • Designed to assess clinical and educational __________.

  18. Types of Tests • ________ tests are intended to _______ your ability to learn a new skill • _________ tests are intended to _______ what you have already learned

  19. Types of Tests ________ __________ Measure ability or _________. Tests that measure what you have _______.

  20. __________ an Intelligence Test? _ Principles of Intelligence Testing • __________: the questions have been piloted on similar populations and the scores fall on a ______ distribution. • _______ • _______

  21. _________ Curve Standardized tests establish a normal __________ of scores on a tested population in a ___________ pattern called the normal curve.

  22. ________________ • In the past 60 years, intelligence scores have ____ steadily by an average of 27 points. • This phenomenon is known as the ______ effect.

  23. ___________ • Yields __________ results. • Reliability techniques: • __________ Reliability: Dividing the test into two equal halves and assessing how consistent the scores are. 2. __________ Reliability: Using the same test on two occasions to measure consistency.

  24. ___________ • Does test measure what it is ________ to measure or predict. • Reliability of a test does ____ ensure validity. • Validity Techniques: • ________ Validity: Refers to the extent a test measures a particular behavior or trait. • ________ Validity: Refers to the function of a test in predicting a particular behavior or trait. • _________ Validity:

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