PSYCH 132 Exam #1 Questions with Correct Answers
what is the difference between implicit and explicit theories of intelligence -
✔✔Implicit theories: non-scientific constructs + sets of beliefs and opinions
(intelligent person is someone who resembles an implicit prototype)
Explicit theories: scientific constructs based on data collected from tests designed
to measure intelligence (}intelligent person is someone who scores highly on an
intelligence test)
what do people tend to have as one of two implicit theories - ✔✔entity: its fixed
(failure is unavoidable, ability rather than effort)
incremental: malleable, changed through effort (remedial action)
what did 1981 study find to be the three broad types of intelligence -
✔✔1.Practical problem solving
2.Verbal Ability
3.Social competence
what did stanberg add to make more aspects - ✔✔-•Intellectual balance- makes
connections between things
-•Fluid thought- thinks quickly and good at maths
-•Contextual intelligence- learning from past experience, can cope well in new
environments
-•Goal orientation and attainment- purposeful, can obtain and use info for
specific purposes
how may the east view implicit intelligence differently - ✔✔}Western= Cognitive
skills refer to the individual
, }Eastern = also refer to spiritual, social, familial, moral and historic aspects
what are Koreans implict theories - ✔✔many similarities to western but greater
emphasis on social competence
-> but when asked to evalutute fictitious profiles they rated SC as least relevant
-> convergence with western ideals/profiles may be biased
what are some difficulties with implicit intelligence - ✔✔different professors in
diff fields gave diff qualities (success as predictor)
diff age groups have diff qualities + behaviours
what is a psychometric theory - ✔✔based on results from psychometric tests that
measure specific skills and abilities
}Reliable
}Valid
Multiple tests used to sample different abilities
Visual, verbal, auditory, spatial
}Tests often correlate with each other
}Factor analyses look at common elements (factors) across tests
factors should explain as much variance as possible
what is the sporting analogy - ✔✔}On average, people who are better at running
are also likely to be better at cycling, hiking, or other forms of aerobic training.
used for spearmans theory
what is the difference between implicit and explicit theories of intelligence -
✔✔Implicit theories: non-scientific constructs + sets of beliefs and opinions
(intelligent person is someone who resembles an implicit prototype)
Explicit theories: scientific constructs based on data collected from tests designed
to measure intelligence (}intelligent person is someone who scores highly on an
intelligence test)
what do people tend to have as one of two implicit theories - ✔✔entity: its fixed
(failure is unavoidable, ability rather than effort)
incremental: malleable, changed through effort (remedial action)
what did 1981 study find to be the three broad types of intelligence -
✔✔1.Practical problem solving
2.Verbal Ability
3.Social competence
what did stanberg add to make more aspects - ✔✔-•Intellectual balance- makes
connections between things
-•Fluid thought- thinks quickly and good at maths
-•Contextual intelligence- learning from past experience, can cope well in new
environments
-•Goal orientation and attainment- purposeful, can obtain and use info for
specific purposes
how may the east view implicit intelligence differently - ✔✔}Western= Cognitive
skills refer to the individual
, }Eastern = also refer to spiritual, social, familial, moral and historic aspects
what are Koreans implict theories - ✔✔many similarities to western but greater
emphasis on social competence
-> but when asked to evalutute fictitious profiles they rated SC as least relevant
-> convergence with western ideals/profiles may be biased
what are some difficulties with implicit intelligence - ✔✔different professors in
diff fields gave diff qualities (success as predictor)
diff age groups have diff qualities + behaviours
what is a psychometric theory - ✔✔based on results from psychometric tests that
measure specific skills and abilities
}Reliable
}Valid
Multiple tests used to sample different abilities
Visual, verbal, auditory, spatial
}Tests often correlate with each other
}Factor analyses look at common elements (factors) across tests
factors should explain as much variance as possible
what is the sporting analogy - ✔✔}On average, people who are better at running
are also likely to be better at cycling, hiking, or other forms of aerobic training.
used for spearmans theory
