AP Psych - Intelligence Flashcards

Chapter 10: Intelligence

Psychology. Schacter Gilbert Wegner, Second Edition

4806649800	intelligence	The ability to direct one's thinking, adapt to one's circumstances, and learn from one's experiences.	0
4806649801	ratio IQ	A statistic obtained by dividing a person's mental age by the person's physical age and then multiplying the quotient by 100.	1
4806649802	deviation IQ	A 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
4806649803	factor analysis	A statistical technique that explains a large number of correlations in terms of a small number of underlying factors.	3
4806649804	two-factor theory of intelligence	Spearman'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
4806649805	fluid intelligence	The ability to see abstract relationships and draw logical inferences.	5
4806649806	crystallized intelligence	The ability to retain and use knowledge that was acquired through experience.	6
4806649807	prodigy	A person of normal intelligence who has an extraordinary ability.	7
4806649808	savant	A person of low intelligence who has an extraordinary ability.	8
4806649809	emotional intelligence	The ability to reason about emotions and to use emotions to enhance reasoning.	9
4806649810	fraternal twins (also called dizygotic twins)	Twin who develop from two different eggs that were fertilized by two different sperm.	10
4806649811	identical twins (also called monozygotic twins)	Twins who develop from the splitting of a single egg that was fertilized by a single sperm.	11
4806649812	heritability coefficient	A 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
4806649813	shared environment	Those environmental factors that are experiences by all relevant members of a household.	13
4806649814	non-shared environment	Those environmental factors that are not experienced by all relevant members if a household.	14
4819351842	test bias and having to report their race	These are two reasons minority students as a group tend to score lower on IQ tests	15
4819359610	Flynn Effect	The gradual increase in intelligence scoring over time/generations	16
8935106829	Multiple Intelligence Theory	Gardner's Approach - Verbal, Logical, Kinesthetic, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Natural, Musical, Visual	17
8935121695	IQ Bias Factors	Language, Culture, Stereotype Threat	18