problem solving and intelligence

Intelligence

________ is the cognitive ability of an indiv to learn from experience, reason well, remember important info, and cope w the demands of daily living.

Assimilation

________- incorporating new info into existing schemas.

retest method

Test- ________- a measures of reliability that examines the consistency of scores on the same test taken at multiple different points in time; if consistent= considered reliable.

Decalage

________- development of skills out of order.

relative influence

Both genetics and environment play a role in intelligence development, and the ________ of each is yet to be fully determined.

WISC & WAIS

________- modern ways of testing IQ.

Predictive validity

________- the extent to which a score on a etst can used to predic future behaivour.

Schema

________- a mental framework for interpreting the world around us; define how we interpret the world.

Availability

________ heuristic- tendency to make rapid decisions based on the info that is most quickly ________ to us.

Flynn effect

________- the raw scores of IQ have been on the rise at a rate of 9 to 15 points every 30 years.

Confirmation

________ bias- tendency to seek out info that ________ existing theory.

Representativeness

________ heuristic- tendency to assume that what we are seeing is representative of the larger category we have in our mind; allows you to come to a conclusion quickly but does not consider the baseline probability rates of the probability of events.

Functional fixedness

________- difficulty seeing alternative uses for common objects.

Stages of cognitive

________ development- sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational.

Inductive reasoning

________ is when a person starts w specific facts + observations to arrive a broader generalization; interpreting data.

Accommodation

________- modifying existing schemas to fit incompatible info.

Practical intelligence

________- consists of analyzing, evaluating and judgement aka street smarts.

Validity

________- ability of a test to actually measure the traits it is supposed to be measuring.

Reliability

________- ability of a test to produce the same result if one person takes it multiple times.

IQ scoring

________ is based on the results of large samples of indivs who have taken the standardized test.

Deductive reasoning

________ is when a person starts w general ideas + info to arrive at a specific conclusion; generating hypotheses; down the arc of knowledge.

Gardners theory of diff types of intelligence

________- he believed there were 8 diff types of intelligence: verbal, mathematical, musical, spatial, kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalistic.

arc of knowledge

at the base there are facts about the world to then create a theory

functional fixedness

difficulty seeing alternative uses for common objects

reliability

ability of a test to produce the same result if one person takes it multiple times

validity

ability of a test to actually measure the traits it is supposed to be measuring

Flynn effect

the raw scores of IQ have been on the rise at a rate of 9 to 15 points every 30 years

schema

a mental framework for interpreting the world around us; define how we interpret the world

assimilation

incorporating new info into existing schemas

accommodation

modifying existing schemas to fit incompatible info

stages of cognitive development

sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational

sensorimotor

0-2 y.o

preoperational

2-7 y.o

concrete operational stage

7-12 y.o

formal operational stage

12+; can understand theoretical abstract things and such

decalage

development of skills out of order

confirmation bias

tendency to seek out info that confirms existing theory

heuristic

a mental shortcut

availability heuristic

tendency to make rapid decisions based on the info that is most quickly available to us

representativeness heuristic

tendency to assume that what we are seeing is representative of the larger category we have in our mind; allows you to come to a conclusion quickly but does not consider the baseline probability rates of the probability of events

analytic intelligence

consists of analyzing, evaluating, and judgement aka book smarts

creative intelligence

consists of new ways to approach problems

practical intelligence

consists of analyzing, evaluating and judgement aka street smarts

WISC & WAIS

modern ways of testing IQ

test-retest method

a measures of reliability that examines the consistency of scores on the same test taken at multiple different points in time; if consistent = considered reliable

interrater reliability

the degreee of agreement bw multiple observers witnessing the same event; if high = considered reliable

predictive validity

the extent to which a score on a etst can used to predic future behaivour