Intelligence
The Bayle-III scales
1. Language 2. cognitive 3. adaptive 4. socio-emotional 5. motor
Gardner's 8 types of Intelligence
1. Linguistic (verbal) 2. Mathematical 3. Spatial 4. bodily-kinesthetics 5. Musical 6. Interpersonal 7. Intrapersonal 8. Naturalistic
What are the four methods that define intelligence?
1. Piaget's Approach 2. Vygotsky's Approach 3. Information Processing Approach 4. Psychometric Approach
What is the possible cause of rapidly increasing IQ test scores?
1. amount of information to which people are exposed 2. increasing levels of education attained by populations
What six mental abilities were assessed in the Seattle longitudinal study?
1. verbal comprehension 2. Numeric ability 3. verbal memory 4. spatial orientation 5. perceptual speed 6. inductive reasoning
People whose mental age is the same as their chronological age have an IQ of
100
Psychometric Approach to IQ
Asks how much of a set of traits or abilities does someone possess?
Wechsler Intelligence Scales
Combination of verbal comprehension, perceptual organization, working memory, and processing speed
Spearman's view states that Intelligence is composed of
General Intelligence and Specific Abilities
Children from 12 months to 4 years of age show stability in
Intelligence
Two most popular measures of intelligence
Stanford-Binet and Wechsler Scales of Intelligence
Fluid Intelligence
The ability to reason abstractly -decreases in late adulthood
In the Seattle Longitudinal Study, which four intellectual abilities peaked among men and women in middle age?
Verbal ability, verbal memory, inductive reasoning, spatial orientation
creative intelligence
ability to design, invent, originate, and imagine
analytical intelligence
ability to judge, evaluate, compare, and contrast
practical intelligence
ability to use, apply, implement, and put ideas into practice
Crystallized Intelligence
an individual's accumulated information and verbal skills -increases in late adultood
Wisdom scale
consists of cognitive, reflective, and affective dimensions
Sternberg's triarchic theory
contextual intelligence (practical), experiential intelligence (creative), componential intelligence (analytical)
Based on Willis and Schaie's analysis of individual variations in cognitive trajectories, which statement regarding the association between cognitive functioning in midlife and later functioning in old age is true
declines in memory, word fluency, and perceptual speed in midlife were associated with cognitive impairment in older adulthood
Emotional Intelligence
emphasizes interpersonal, intrapersonal, and practical aspects of intelligence
Fagan test
evaluates infants ability to process information
Wisdom
exceptional insight about human development and life matters, and is considered expert knowledge about the practical aspects of life
Culture-fair tests
intelligence tests designed to avoid cultural bias
Cognitive mechanics
the hardware of the mind speed and accuracy
Cognitive pragmatics
the software programs of the mind reading, writing, language, professional skills
Findings from the Seattle Longitudinal Study of cognitive abilities across the lifespan indicated that
there were more peaks than declines in cognitive abilities in middle age
Flynn Effect
worldwide increase in intelligence test scores that has occurred over a short time frame