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