Understanding Intelligence

Question 1

Savant

Answer 1

individual with low mental capacity in most domains but extraordinary abilities in other specific areas such as music, math, or art

Question 2

Factor Analysis

Answer 2

statistical technique that examines correlations between variables to find clusters of related variables

Question 3

Single Level of Intelligence

Answer 3

General Intelligence Factor (g)- a person’s mental energy

• Believed that some people had more powerful (g) than others
• General intelligence test scores predict how efficient impulses are conducted along nerve fibres and across synapses

Question 4

S

Answer 4

skill or ability for a given task

Question 5

Primary Mental Abilities

Answer 5

7 different clusters of intelligence
-fluency, verbal comprehension, numeric abilities, spatial visualization memory, perceptual speed, reasoning

Question 6

Hierarchical Model of Intelligence

Answer 6

Overarching general intelligence made up of small number of sub abilities

Question 7

Triarchic Theory of Intelligence

Answer 7

divides intelligence into three distinct types (analytical, practical, creative)

Question 8

Triarchic Theory of Intelligence: Analytical Intelligence

Answer 8

“book smart”

• ability to reason logically through problems
• type of intelligence measured on intelligence tests

Question 9

Triarchic Theory of Intelligence: Practical Intelligence

Answer 9

“street smart”

• ability to find solutions in real world problems
• believed to influence performance and success

Question 10

Triarchic Theory of Intelligence: : Creative Intelligence

Answer 10

ability to create new ideas and generate novel solutions to problems
i.e. developing hypotheses and testing them

Question 11

Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligence

Answer 11

• There are at least 8 (now 9) different forms of intelligence, independent from the others
• Difficult to test
• Influential in educational settings (learning styles)

Question 12

Stereotype Threat

Answer 12

people become aware of stereotypes about their social group and become fearful of being reduced to that stereotype

Question 13

Battle of the Sexes

Answer 13

• Females then to be better at verbal abilities, memory tasks, and ability to read basic emotions
• Males are better at visuospatial abilities such as aiming