psy 102- chapter 10

intelligence

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

spearman

general intelligence, tested verbal, spatial ability, and reasoning ability

thurston

7, word fluency, verbal comprehension, spatial ability, perceptual speed, numerical ability, inductive reasoning, memory

cattell- horn- carrol

fluid & crystallized intelligence

fluid intelligence

no practiced solution

crystallized intelligence

accumulated knowledge

gardner

9, spatial, linguistic, logical, intrapersonal, musical, naturalist, bodily, interpersonal, existential intelligence

savant syndrome

low iq, but one extraordinary talent

emotional intelligence

perceiving, understanding, managing, and using emotions

reliability

consistancy within results

validity

tests whats supposed to be tested

flynn effect

iq scores rise 3 points every decade

mcvider hunt

iraninan orphanage, kids couldn’t function, teached the staff and kids flourished

mani

poverty, malnutriction, sensory deprivations and isolation slows brain development

self fufilling stereotype threat

self confirming concern that one will be evaluated based on negative stereotype