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| Ability to direct one's thinking, adapt to one's circumstances, and learn from one's experience. |
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| Sir Francis Galton (Darwins cousin) |
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Believed heredity was responsible for human differences in intelligence and ability.
Founder of Eugenics
Intelligence is related to the efficiency of how our brains work as well as possession of keen perceptual skills. |
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| Movement proposed by Francis Galton which suggested that a nations IQ could be increased through selective breeding sterilization of feebleminded people. |
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| Alfred Binet & Theodore Simon |
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| Developed a test for measuring childrens vocabulary, memory, numbers. |
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| Lewis Terman (standford Uni) |
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| Modified the Binet-Simon test to the standoford-Binet scale. 1916 |
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| Henry Goddard (Ellis Island 1920) |
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Employed intelligence test discriminatively towards Ellis island immigrants looking for feeblemindedness.
"Feebleminded" should not be allowed to breed similar to Galton & Eugenics. |
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Developed a test for use among adults (WAIS). WAIS is a verbal and performance test.
Also developed a test for Children (WISC) |
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| Intelligence Quotient (IQ) |
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| formula used to determine intelligence |
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| Child's level of intellectual development relative to other children. |
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| Average distance between scores in your sample and the mean. Anything below 70 is considered mentally retarded and anything above 130 (2 deviations) is considered gifted. |
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| Same result everytime, same score over repeated testing. |
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Ability to test what it is supposed to test and predict what it is supposed to predict.
-Validity implies reliability
-Higher IQ predicts higher academic performance
-Intelligence tests reflect cultural bias. |
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| Cultural Values & Experiences affect |
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| Attitudes, comfort, motivation, competitiveness, and problem solving. |
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| Designed to reduce cultural bias |
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-Believed in general intelligence.
-The "G" factor
-Idea that one general factor "G" underlies all mental abilities |
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Identified Z clusters of mental abilities that contribute to Spearman's "G"
Crystalized Intelligence: knowledge acquired through experience
Fluid Intelligence: Info processing in novel or complex situations. |
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Owns emotion (knowing)
-Owns emotion (managing)
-Using emotions to motivate oneself
-Recognizing emotions in other people
-Managing relationships |
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| Theory of multiple Intelligence. |
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| Occurs in people who are handicapped in overall intelligence, yet demonstrate exceptional ability in a specific area. (arts, music, memory, calc) |
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| Individual with normal intelligence, with extraordinary abilities in specific areas. |
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| Causes of Mental Retardation (MR) |
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| Parental care, Chromosomes and genetic disorders, Deprived environments, physical trauma, infectious disease. |
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| Levels of Mental Retardation (MR) |
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Definition
-Lower than IQ scores (weschler 70)
-Difficulty adapting to environment
-Presence of such problems before the age of 18
-approximately 90% of (MR) have mild (MR) have down syndrome(6th grader mind, live on their own)
-People with Moderate (MR) 6%. (IQ 40-54) grade 2 mind
-About 3 % of people with (MR) are severely retarded (IQ 25-39) dependent on others.
-Only 1% of (MR) are classified as profoundly retarded. (IQ below 25 need total supervision) |
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Superior IQ 130+ combined with ability in academics, creativity and or leadership.
-moderately 130+ (1/50)
-Highly 145+ (1/1000)
-Exceptionally 160+ (1/30000)
-Profoundly 175+ (1/3 million) |
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| Factors effecting mental IQ/growth |
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Definition
Genes and Environment both influence intelligence.
-Ultimate nature + nurture relation |
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| Environmental Factors effecting Intelligence |
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Definition
Nutrition, education, environmental toxins, social class, maternal parental care, breast feeding.
Mothers breast feeding increases academic performance and measured intelligence. |
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Definition
One of the best predictors of intelligence is wealth (SES)
-can raise IQ by 12-18 points
-IQ tests have dramatically improved during the last century
-On average 3 points every 10 years( flyn effect) |
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| Intelligence tests have to be continually re-standardized for a mean of 100. |
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| Risk of being personally reduced to a negative stereotype can evoke a disruptive state that interferes with the individuals performance. |
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Everybody is vulnerable to stereotype threats in one way or another.
Feeling threatened by a stereotype depends on which social identity has been activated. |
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| Gender Differences in Intelligence |
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Definition
Men & Women do not differ in Intelligence
Men however, are more likely to fall in the extreme of the intelligence scale. |
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Definition
Motivation to work hard, at intellectual task.
e.g (asian people are better at maths, north american attribute that to innate skill with asian parents, students and teachers attribute it to hard work) |
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Definition
Anthropomorphism: falsely attributing human qualities to a non human. (e.g. dog has low self esteem)
Anthropodenial: The tendency to think mistakenly that human beings have nothing in common with other animals in intelligence. |
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Term
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Definition
| Ability to direct one's thinking, adapt to one's circumstances, and learn from one's experience. |
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Term
| Sir Francis Galton (Darwins cousin) |
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Definition
Believed heredity was responsible for human differences in intelligence and ability.
Founder of Eugenics
Intelligence is related to the efficiency of how our brains work as well as possession of keen perceptual skills. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Movement proposed by Francis Galton which suggested that a nations IQ could be increased through selective breeding sterilization of feebleminded people. |
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Term
| Alfred Binet & Theodore Simon |
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Definition
| Developed a test for measuring childrens vocabulary, memory, numbers. |
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Term
| Lewis Terman (standford Uni) |
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Definition
| Modified the Binet-Simon test to the standoford-Binet scale. 1916 |
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Term
| Henry Goddard (Ellis Island 1920) |
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Definition
Employed intelligence test discriminatively towards Ellis island immigrants looking for feeblemindedness.
"Feebleminded" should not be allowed to breed similar to Galton & Eugenics. |
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Term
|
Definition
Developed a test for use among adults (WAIS). WAIS is a verbal and performance test.
Also developed a test for Children (WISC) |
|
|
Term
| Intelligence Quotient (IQ) |
|
Definition
| formula used to determine intelligence |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Child's level of intellectual development relative to other children. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Average distance between scores in your sample and the mean. Anything below 70 is considered mentally retarded and anything above 130 (2 deviations) is considered gifted. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Same result everytime, same score over repeated testing. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Ability to test what it is supposed to test and predict what it is supposed to predict.
-Validity implies reliability
-Higher IQ predicts higher academic performance
-Intelligence tests reflect cultural bias. |
|
|
Term
| Cultural Values & Experiences affect |
|
Definition
| Attitudes, comfort, motivation, competitiveness, and problem solving. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Designed to reduce cultural bias |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
-Believed in general intelligence.
-The "G" factor
-Idea that one general factor "G" underlies all mental abilities |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Identified Z clusters of mental abilities that contribute to Spearman's "G"
Crystalized Intelligence: knowledge acquired through experience
Fluid Intelligence: Info processing in novel or complex situations. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Owns emotion (knowing)
-Owns emotion (managing)
-Using emotions to motivate oneself
-Recognizing emotions in other people
-Managing relationships |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Theory of multiple Intelligence. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Occurs in people who are handicapped in overall intelligence, yet demonstrate exceptional ability in a specific area. (arts, music, memory, calc) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Individual with normal intelligence, with extraordinary abilities in specific areas. |
|
|
Term
| Causes of Mental Retardation (MR) |
|
Definition
| Parental care, Chromosomes and genetic disorders, Deprived environments, physical trauma, infectious disease. |
|
|
Term
| Levels of Mental Retardation (MR) |
|
Definition
-Lower than IQ scores (weschler 70)
-Difficulty adapting to environment
-Presence of such problems before the age of 18
-approximately 90% of (MR) have mild (MR) have down syndrome(6th grader mind, live on their own)
-People with Moderate (MR) 6%. (IQ 40-54) grade 2 mind
-About 3 % of people with (MR) are severely retarded (IQ 25-39) dependent on others.
-Only 1% of (MR) are classified as profoundly retarded. (IQ below 25 need total supervision) |
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Term
|
Definition
Superior IQ 130+ combined with ability in academics, creativity and or leadership.
-moderately 130+ (1/50)
-Highly 145+ (1/1000)
-Exceptionally 160+ (1/30000)
-Profoundly 175+ (1/3 million) |
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|
Term
| Factors effecting mental IQ/growth |
|
Definition
Genes and Environment both influence intelligence.
-Ultimate nature + nurture relation |
|
|
Term
| Environmental Factors effecting Intelligence |
|
Definition
Nutrition, education, environmental toxins, social class, maternal parental care, breast feeding.
Mothers breast feeding increases academic performance and measured intelligence. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
One of the best predictors of intelligence is wealth (SES)
-can raise IQ by 12-18 points
-IQ tests have dramatically improved during the last century
-On average 3 points every 10 years( flyn effect) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Intelligence tests have to be continually re-standardized for a mean of 100. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Risk of being personally reduced to a negative stereotype can evoke a disruptive state that interferes with the individuals performance. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Everybody is vulnerable to stereotype threats in one way or another.
Feeling threatened by a stereotype depends on which social identity has been activated. |
|
|
Term
| Gender Differences in Intelligence |
|
Definition
Men & Women do not differ in Intelligence
Men however, are more likely to fall in the extreme of the intelligence scale. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Motivation to work hard, at intellectual task.
e.g (asian people are better at maths, north american attribute that to innate skill with asian parents, students and teachers attribute it to hard work) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Anthropomorphism: falsely attributing human qualities to a non human. (e.g. dog has low self esteem)
Anthropodenial: The tendency to think mistakenly that human beings have nothing in common with other animals in intelligence. |
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