Psychology: From inquiry to understanding. Chapter 9 | Inquiry to Academic Writing Chapter 9 Study | Questions and Answers (2024)

Psychology: From inquiry to understanding. Chapter 9 | Inquiry to Academic Writing Chapter 9 Study | Questions and Answers (2024) Psychology: From inquiry to understanding. Chapter 9 | Inquiry to Academic Writing Chapter 9 Study | Questions and Answers (2024) Psychology: From inquiry to understanding. Chapter 9 | Inquiry to Academic Writing Chapter 9 Study | Questions and Answers (2024) Intelligence test - Answer -diagnostic tool designed to measure overall thinking ability. developed by Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon. Measure reasoning judgement and understanding. Sir Francis Galton - Answer -Intelligence directly related to sensory capacity. (Research disproved) Abstract thinking - Answer -capacity to understand hypothetical concepts G (general intelligence) - Answer -hypothetical factor that accounts for overall differences in intellect among people. Charles Spearman S (specific abilities) - Answer -particular ability level in a narrow domain Fluid intelligence - Answer -capacity to learn new ways of solving problems Crystallized intelligence - Answer -accumulated knowledge of the world acquired over time. Raymond B. Cattell. Multiple intelligences - Answer -idea that people vary in their ability levels across different domains of intellectual skill. Frames of Mind Howard Gardner. (2) Triarchic model - Answer -model of intelligence proposed by Robert Sternberg positing three distinct types of intelligence: analytical, practical, and creative. Biological Intelligence - Answer -very intelligent children have thin cerebral cortex. Studies show intelligence comes from prefrontal cortex and parietal lobe. Double curse of incompetence - Answer -lower cognitive skill overestimate their abilities. Stanford-Binet IQ test - Answer -intelligence test based on the measure developed by Binet and Simon, adapted by Lewis Terman of Stanford University Intelligence quotient (IQ) - Answer -systematic means of quantifying differences among people in their intelligence. Developed by William Stern. Mental age divided by chronological age. Mental age - Answer -age corresponding to the average individual's performance on an intelligence test Deviation IQ - Answer -expression of a person's IQ relative to his or her same-aged peers Eugenics - Answer -movement in the early twentieth century to improve a population's genetic stock by encouraging those with good genes to reproduce, preventing those with bad genes from reproducing, or both. Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) - Answer -most widely used intelligence test for adults today, consisting of 15 subtests to assess different types of mental abilities. Rely heavily on language. Culture-fair IQ test - Answer -abstract reasoning measure that doesn't depend on language and is often believed to be less influenced by cultural factors than other IQ tests IQ reliability and test-retest reliability - Answer -consistently measures IQ and when same test yields similar results.