ap psych

triarchic theory of intelligence

Sternberg's theory that there are three kinds of intelligence: analytical, creative, and practical

personality

an individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting

The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is intended to predict students' performance in graduate school. The GRE is therefore a(n) _____ test.

apitude

as adopted children get older, what happens to their intelligence scores?

become more like their biological parents.

formal operatonal

begins at approximately age 12 and lasts into adulthood.at this point in development, thinking becomes much more sophisticated & advanced.

how do you reduce the risk of alzheimer's

being active & healthy, challenging your brain

factor analysis

correlations among many variables are analyzed to identify closely related clusters of variables

alfred binet

created first intelligence test for Parisian school children

intelligence quotient (germany)

defined originally as the ratio of mental age to chronological age multiplied by 100

mental age

developed by Binet; equal to one's chronological age times the percentage score on an IQ test

preoperational

from about 2 to 6 or 7 years of age during which a child learns to use language but does not yet comprehend the mental operations of concrete logic

sensorimotor

from birth to about 2 years of age during which infants know the world mostly in terms of their sensory impressions and motor activities

jackie has an extremely low intelligence score of 65. she lives at an assisted living center where she works part time in the kitchen cleaning dishes. Jackie's ability to work effectively displays _____ skills.

practical

men outnumber females when it comes to

mental disabilities

spearman

proposed that general intelligence is linked to many clusters that can be analyzed by factor analysis (he made up factor analysis)

crystal intelligence

one's accumulated knowledge and verbal skills; tends to increase with age

fluid intelligence

our ability to reason speedily and abstractly; tends to decrease during late adulthood

analytical intelligence

the ability to break problems down into component parts, or analysis, for problem solving

creative intelligence

the ability to deal with new and different concepts and to come up with new ways of solving problems

emotional intelligence

the ability to perceive, express, understand, and regulate emotions

practical intelligence

the ability to use information to get along in life and become successful

nurture

the environments, both physical and social, that influence our development

nature

the influence of our inherited characteristics on our personality, physical growth, intellectual growth, and social interactions

heredity

the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another.

ability

the power or skill to do something

motivation

the reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way.

concrete operational

thinking logically about concrete events; grasping concrete analogies and performing arithmetical operations

Dr. Rich is a scientist who studies social influences on behavior. Dr. Rich has published ten articles and three books in the past three years, which is quite an accomplishment for a psychological scientist. Dr. Rich is MOST likely to be in her:

thirties

wechsler test

this intelligence test is preferred in the US. IQ scores based on individual deviation IQ scores rather than a ratio. these tests are designed for specific age groups and can be administered individually.

identical twins

twins who come from one fertilized egg; twins having the same heredity

faternal twins

twins who develop from separate fertilized eggs. They are genetically no closer than bother and sister, but they share a fetal environment.

What is the most widely used intelligence test for adults?

wechsler adult intelligence scale (WAIS)

pre-natal development

zygote, embryo, fetus

on the ORIGIONAL Standford-Binet, an 8 year old who responded with the proficiency of an average 10 year old was said to have which IQ score?

125

raymond cattell

1905-1998; Field: intelligence; Contributions: fluid & crystal intelligence; 3 domains of personality sphere (personality, ability, & motivation), 16 Personality Factors (personality test)

By what age does a child's performance on an intelligence test stabilize?

7

Sonja was administered an intelligence test to determine the level of her mental functioning in order for her to receive proper placement. Her Wechsler total intelligence score was 2 standard deviations below the norm. Her score was:

70

savant syndrome

a condition in which a person otherwise limited in mental ability has an exceptional specific skill, such as in computation or drawing

intelectual disability

a condition of limited mental ability, indicated by an intelligence score of 70 or below and difficulty in adapting to the demands of life

The intelligence test developed by Alfred Binet is closely tied to the idea of:

a general intelligence factor

intelligence testing

a method for assessing an individual's mental aptitudes and comparing them with others using numerical scores

acheivement test

a test designed to assess what a person has learned

aptitude test

a test designed to predict a person's future performance; aptitude is the capacity to learn EX: the sat

when andy becomes upset about getting a poor grade, he typically fails to realize that he feels scared. This lack of self-insight BEST illustrates an inadequate level of:

emotional intelligence

Monica has an intelligence score of 60. While she needs to live at home with her parents, she does go out and see movies with her friends. By doing this, Monica is displaying _____ skills.

social

piaget's theory

states that children actively construct their understanding of the world and go through four stages of cognitive development.