intelligence psychology

charles spearman

who created factor analysis?

who created g factor?

charles spearman

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

what are thurnstone’s 7 primary mental abilities?

howard gardner

who came up with multiple intelligences?

savants

who did gardner study?

visual/spatial, verbal/linguistic, logical/mathematical, bodily/kinesthetic, musical/rhythmic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, natural, existential

what are gardeners 9 multiple intelligences?

triarchical theory of intelligence

what are sternbergs three aspects of intelligence called?

creativity, analytical, practical

what comprises the triarchical theory of intelligence?

ability to perceive, express, understand, and regulate emotions

what does emotional intelligence consist of?

alfred binet and theodore simon

who came up with mental age?

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale

what does WAIS stand for?

designed to predict a person’s future performance

what does an aptitude test do?

measures what you have already learned

what does an achievement test do?

francis galton

who believed in eugenics?

standardization, reliability, validity

three criteria for a test?

defining meaningful scores by comparing performance to a pretested group

what is standardization?

the extent to which the test measures what it is suppose to

what is validity?

the consistency of a test

what is reliability?

the extent to which a test samples the behavior that is of interest

what is content validity?

if a test predicts the behavior it is desigend to predict

what is predictive validity?

ability to produce novel and valuable ideas

what is creativity?

intelligence test performance has been rising

define the flynn effect