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Unit 11
Intelligence
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Psychology
11th Grade
03/28/2013

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Term
IQ scoring is scored through what type of test?
Definition
Intelligence test
Term
Having 47 chromosomes instead of 46 is a characteristic of what type of mental retardation?
Definition
Autism
Term
Is your IQ higher when you are young or old?
Definition
Young
Term
What is general intelligence?
Definition
Special abilities that standout
Term
Charles Spearman viewed intelligence in a general perspective.  Who viewed intelligence as multiple abilities that come in packages?
Definition
Howard Gardner
Term
How many multiple intelligences does a person have, according to Gardner?
Definition
8
Term
To become an expert at an activity you do, it is said that you need to spend this many years doing it.
Definition
10 years (10 year rule)
Term
People who score low on intelligence tests but have an island of brillance suffer from what?
Definition
Savant syndrome
Term
What is the capacity for learning certain and specific abilities?
Definition
Aptitude
Term
Selective breeding for desired characteristics is known as what?
Definition
Eugenics
Term
Helen took this test to show she could excel in teaching English as a second language.
Definition
Special Aptitude test
Term
What is a mental stage?
Definition
The level of performance typically associated with a certain chronological age
Term
The tests that are intended to reflect what you've learned are known as what?
Definition
Achievement Tests
Term
What is the most widely used intelligence test?
Definition
Wechster Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)
Term

A normal curve is scores that are typically distributed in a bell-shaped curve. True or False?

 

Definition
True
Term

The extent to which the test actually measures or predicts what it promises is?

 

Definition
Validity
Term
Kids who are not "gifted" may be influenced to become so.  What is this prophecy known as?
Definition
Self-fulfilling prophecy
Term
WAIS tests are bias.  True or False?
Definition
True
Term
The variation in intelligence test scores are attributable to genetic factors. True or False?
Definition
True
Term
If an experiment yields dependably consistent scores this would be considered what?
Definition
Reliable
Term
What is factor analysis?
Definition
A statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items
Term
What is the term for viewing an abstract, immaterial concept as if we were a concrete thing?
Definition
Term
What is the term for children and adolescence to adapt and grow neural connections in response to environment?
Definition
Neural Plasticity
Term
Robert Sternberg came up with what theory?
Definition
Traiarchic theory
Term
The traiarchic theory has three components.  What are they?
Definition
Analytical, creative and practical
Term
People with IQ scores below 70 are said to have what?
Definition
Intellectual Disability
Term
North American students tend to outperform what other ethnic group?
Definition
Asians
Term
IQ tests are the picture of the whole person. True or False?
Definition
False-they do not measure abilities, talent, commitment etc.
Term
Intelligence is influenced by heredity and what else?
Definition
Environment
Term
What is the term for the ability to learn from experience, solve problems and use knowledge to adapt to new situations?
Definition
Intelligence
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