Psych Intelligence Test

Intelligence

The ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations

Abilities

Rate intelligence on a single or different scale

General Intelligence

Special abilities that stand out

Factor Analysis

Statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items

Analytical

Tests - single right answer

Creativity

Reacting adaptively to novel situations, and generating ideas that are novel and valuable.

Convergent thinking

One correct answer

Divergent thinking

Free flowing though process used to generate multiple creative ideas or solutions. (ex. creativity tests)

Five components of creativity:

1. Expertise - basis of knowledge

2. Imaginative thinking skills - connect and explore things in different ways

3. Venturesome Personality - trying new things/experiences

4. Intristic motivation - motivated by interest/satisfaction

5. Creative Environment - relationships, working for creativity

Social Intelligence

The ability to understand and navigate social situations effectively, connect with others, and act wisely in human relations.

Emotional Intelligence (EQ)

Ability to percieve, understand, and manage emotions - understanding and regulation

John Gottman’s Definition (Factors of Emotional Intelligence)

1. Must know his or her emotions and how to manage them

2. Must be able to recognize emotions in others and respond empithetically

3. Handle relationships with others

4. Confidence in feelings and motivation

Theory of Mind

Empathy, understanding of others emotions - starts as kids and connection grows

Sternberg’s 3 Intelligences

Analytical, Creative, Practical

Analytical

Book smarts, school intelligence (math, reading, writing)

Creative

React in novel situations - How well you can handle new situations

Pratical

How well you complete every day asks. (Ex. Writing emails, memos, and basic tasks)

Genetics

People with similar genes have been shown to have similar mental abilities

Heritability

The proportion of variation among individuals that we can attribute to genes

Flynn Effect

IQ scores have gone up over the years - unexplained rise in test scores since the measurement started - have more experiences taking standardized tests

Stereotype Fret

How the test is not fit for you because you think that there is a bias of others around you (Ex. Women score lower when a man is in the room)

Mental Age

Level of performance associated with certain chronological age

Intelligence Quotient

IG - Mental age divided by your chronological age times 100

Stanford- Binet

Standardized cognitive ability and intelligence test used to measure human intelligence and diagnose developmental, intellectual, or learning difference.

Intelligence Tests

Test-takers performance relative to the average performance of others of the same age

Principles of Tests

Standardized, reliable, valid

Standardization

Defining meaningful scores relative to a protested group

Reliability

Yields dependably consistent scores

Validity

Valid results, has to test what the test is saying, extent to which the test actually measures or predicts what is promises

Predictive Validity

Predict criterion of future performance

Bell/Normal Curve

Scores are roughly in symmetrical shape

Tutored human enrichment

Program that trained caregivers to actively engage with infants socially and emotionally in an orphanage

Malnutrition

Cognitive development lessons

Variation of Intelligence

50 percent heritability and 50 percent environment

Gender differences

Similarities outnumber differences, influences affect gender differences in life priorities

Greater male variability

Scores vary more than females - outnumber both in low and high extreme

Bias

Lacking experience to answer question culture

Scientific Bias

Hinges on a tests validity - whether it predicts future behavior for some group of test - takers

Tests do seem biased

Sensitivity to performance differences caused by cultural experience

Alfred Binet

First to think about testing averages of intelligence among broader population

Charles Spearman

Created “G” - General Intelligence - categories (booksmarts)

Howard Gardner

All intelligence, multiple abilities (8), not just book smart but intelligence in other areas

• Spatial

• Naturalist

• Intra-personal

• Interpersonal

• Musical

• Bodily - Kinesthetic

Robert Sternberg

Triarchic theory of three intelligences

Elliot

No emotional intelligence , lost job, marriage, money