unit 10 - cognition

intelligence

an individual’s (cognitive) capability to acquire, process, and apply information and skill

different intelligence theories

garden’s theory of multiple intelligences, carroll’s model, emotional intelligence

garden’s theory of multiple intelligences

logic-math, visual-spatial, music-rhythm, verbal-linguistic, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalistic

carroll’s model

fluid and crystallized

fluid

• apart of carroll’s model

• thinking on your feet, problem-solving

crystallized

• apart of carroll’s model

• use language, skills, experience, acquire specific facts

emotional intelligence

2×2 self, social, regulation, recognition

factors of influence on IQ

genetics, positive attitude, gender differences, stereotype threat, bias

barriers to problem solving

availability heuristic, representativeness heuristic

availability heuristic

• barrier to problem solving

• brain confuses easy to remember with truest

representativeness heuristic

• barrier to problem solving

• involves making judgments based upon how well something matches (represents an existing prototype or stereotype)

biases that get in the way

overconfidence, framing

overconfidence

the bias to have greater confidence in your judgment than is warranted based on a rational assessment

framing

the bias to be systematically affected by the way in which information is presented - positive or negative?

opt in vs opt out

• in- requires active consent (higher control, lower participation)

• out- assumes consent, relying on apathy or reluctance to deviate from the default (lower control, higher participation)

standford-binet IQ test

bell curve, standardized, normed, Flynn effect

bell curve

a graph showing a symmetrical, normal distribution of data, where most people fall in the middle average range, with fewer individuals at the extreme low or high ends

standardized

administering and scoring tests consistently, using uniform procedures to ensure all participants have the same experience

normed

the process of establishing standard scores, such as percentiles or averages, for a test based on a representative sample population

flynn effect

• long-term, generational increase in average standardized IQ test scores

• each human generation is getting smarter on IQ