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Chapter 10: Intelligence

Psychology. Schacter Gilbert Wegner, Second Edition

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4806649800intelligenceThe ability to direct one's thinking, adapt to one's circumstances, and learn from one's experiences.0
4806649801ratio IQA statistic obtained by dividing a person's mental age by the person's physical age and then multiplying the quotient by 100.1
4806649802deviation IQA statistic obtained by dividing a person's test score by the average test score of people in the same age group and then multiplying he quotient by 100.2
4806649803factor analysisA statistical technique that explains a large number of correlations in terms of a small number of underlying factors.3
4806649804two-factor theory of intelligenceSpearman's theory suggesting that every task required a combination of a general ability (which he called g) and skills that are specific to the task (which he called s).4
4806649805fluid intelligenceThe ability to see abstract relationships and draw logical inferences.5
4806649806crystallized intelligenceThe ability to retain and use knowledge that was acquired through experience.6
4806649807prodigyA person of normal intelligence who has an extraordinary ability.7
4806649808savantA person of low intelligence who has an extraordinary ability.8
4806649809emotional intelligenceThe ability to reason about emotions and to use emotions to enhance reasoning.9
4806649810fraternal twins (also called dizygotic twins)Twin who develop from two different eggs that were fertilized by two different sperm.10
4806649811identical twins (also called monozygotic twins)Twins who develop from the splitting of a single egg that was fertilized by a single sperm.11
4806649812heritability coefficientA statistic (commonly denoted as h^2) that describes the proportion of the difference between people's scores that can be explained by differences in their genes.12
4806649813shared environmentThose environmental factors that are experiences by all relevant members of a household.13
4806649814non-shared environmentThose environmental factors that are not experienced by all relevant members if a household.14
4819351842test bias and having to report their raceThese are two reasons minority students as a group tend to score lower on IQ tests15
4819359610Flynn EffectThe gradual increase in intelligence scoring over time/generations16
8935106829Multiple Intelligence TheoryGardner's Approach - Verbal, Logical, Kinesthetic, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Natural, Musical, Visual17
8935121695IQ Bias FactorsLanguage, Culture, Stereotype Threat18

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