Social Psychology | From Inquiry to Understanding | Chapter 9-10 Summary | (Graded Version 100%)

Social Psychology | From Inquiry to Understanding | Chapter 9-10 Summary | (Graded Version 100%) Social Psychology | From Inquiry to Understanding | Chapter 9-10 Summary | (Graded Version 100%) Social Psychology | From Inquiry to Understanding | Chapter 9-10 Summary | (Graded Version 100%) Abstract thinking - Answer --ability to think about objects, principles, and ideas that are not physically present. Ex: Using metaphors and analogies * Capacity to understand hypothetical concepts Bell curve - Answer --most occurrences take place in the middle of the distribution and taper off on either side -"true" normal curve is when all measures of central tendency occur at the highest point in the curve -normal curve is an important, strong, reoccurring phenomenon Ex: data tends to be around a central value with no bias left or right looks like a bell -ppls heights, blood pressure *looks like a graph * Distribution of scores in which the bulk of the scores fall towards the middle, with progressively fewer scores towards the "tails" or extremes Between group heritability* - Answer -Extent to which differences in a trait between groups is genetically influenced Convergent thinking - Answer --mode of critical thinking - Person attempts to find a single, correct answer to a problem * Capacity to generate the single best solution to a problem Divergent thinking - Answer -- person generates many unique, creative responses to a single question or problem. * Capacity to generate many different solutions to a problem Crystallized Intelligence - Answer --amount of info you obtain and the verbal skills you develop over time -SAT is designed to measure potential, that it in fact measures crystallized intelligence, which is not predictive, but achievement. * Accumulated knowledge of the world acquired over time 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 Deviation (IQ)* - Answer --way of measuring an individual's generalized intelligence -uses statistics to analyze a person's intelligence relative to their age -based on how an individual deviates from the average IQ of 100. - measures IQ as a normal distribution with the average IQ being a 100 with a standard deviation of +/- 15. * Expression of a person's IQ relative to his or her same-aged peers Emotional Intelligence - Answer --an understanding of how words, actions, facial expressions and body language affect interactions and relationships between people. Ex: normally intelligent, was very awkward or even inappropriate in social situations=low int * Ability to understand our own emotions and those of others, and apply this information to our daily lives