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crystalized intelligence

knowledge as verbal skills, increases with age

fluid intelligence

problem solving and reason, decreases with age

Charles Spearman

believes g underlies all intelligence behaviors, verabl and spatial abilities correlate

savant syndrome

a person limited in mental ability has an exceptional specific skill

howard gardner

8 intelligences

robert sternberg

3 intelligences (analytical, creative, practical)

LL Thurnstone

intelligence can’t be ranked on a single scale, 7 factors

emotional intelligence

percieve, understand, manage, and use emotions

brain anatomy

more grey and white matter the more intelligence

brain function

processing speed and intelligence correlate

chronological and mental age

as you get physically older you should get mentally older aswell especially in childhood

iq=

mental age/chronological age x 100

how has iq scoring changed?

results are relative to others the same age as you

Weschler intelligence test

most widely used intelligence test

Stanford-Binet

an upgrade of Alfred Binets original test to establish new age norms

the flynn effect

the gradual increase in iq scores since teh 1920’s, could be for many reasons

what can make for a higher iq

accessibility

how are validity and realiability different?

validity is how it measures what it says it will, reliability is how consistent it gets an answer

how can a test lose predictive validity

the smaller the range the lower predictive power

what’s the first phase of aging intelligence?

using cross sectional studies, g worsens with age

what’s the second phase of aging intelligence?

longitudinal evidence says g remains stable till very late in life, and can even increase

what’s the third phase of aging intelligence?

it all depends, teh reasearch is difficult to do and it can all depend on what and how we assess it

low extreme

intellectual disability, an IQ of about 70

high extreme

normally those who do well on test at 13 will be more successful in life, IQ of about 130

same genes means

same mental abilities

intelligence is

polygenetic, meaning more than one gene, but few genes have a big effect on intelligence

what happens when schooling is later in childhood?

builds social and cognitive aspects

fixed mindset

intelligence is unchanging

growth mindset

intelligence is changable

why might racial groups differ in intelligence scores?

different levels of accessibility or prosperity in the groups

how do psychologists know if a test is bias?

if it detects preformance differences due to cultural experiences

what is stereotype threat?

a self-confirming concern that one will be evaluated ase on a negative stereotype they possess