Psychology - Chapter 9 Intelligence and IQ testing - Important Concepts
Fluid intelligence refers to the ability to reason quickly, think abstractly, and solve new problems without relying on prior knowledge or experience. It involves logical thinking, pattern recognition, and adaptability when facing unfamiliar situations.
What type of intelligence is used with we try to solve a puzzle we’ve never seen for the first time?
Fluid intelligence
Key Terms
What type of intelligence is used with we try to solve a puzzle we’ve never seen for the first time?
Fluid intelligence
What is used when computing IQ for adults?
Deviation IQ
People with a low level of this may have difficulty maintaining good health behaviours.
Health litteracy
IQ distribution tends to follow what type of distribution?
Bell-curve
Many advocate for the inclusion of what for intellectual disability?
Gullibility
Galton believed that intelligence was related to what?
Sensory ability
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
What type of intelligence is used with we try to solve a puzzle we’ve never seen for the first time? | Fluid intelligence |
What is used when computing IQ for adults? | Deviation IQ |
People with a low level of this may have difficulty maintaining good health behaviours. | Health litteracy |
IQ distribution tends to follow what type of distribution? | Bell-curve |
Many advocate for the inclusion of what for intellectual disability? | Gullibility |
Galton believed that intelligence was related to what? | Sensory ability |
Galton believed that intelligence was related to what? | Sensory ability |
Intelligence consists of abilities to what? | Reason abstractly Learn to adapt to novel environmental circumstances Acquire knowledge Benefit from experience |
At high levels of environmental deprivation, the effects of ________ on intelligence may largely swamp out the effects of ________ | environment genes |
What is a confound for adoption studies? | Selective placement |
Environmental influences to intelligence include what? | Social environments and the biological environment |
Most content that ________ influences are responsible for the Flynn effect. | Environmental |
What are the possible environmental influences responsible for the Flynn effect? | 1 - increased test sophistication, 2 - Increased complexity of the modern world, 3 - Better nutrition, 4 - Changes at home and school |
Do men have higher IQs, on average, than women? | no |
Why can’t we use race as a basis for inferring any given person’s IQ? | 1 - Science cannot answer claims of racial superiority (can determine origin of racial differences only), 2 - IQ differences between races are narrowing, 3 - Variability within races > variability among races |
Most evidence suggests that racial differences in IQ are largely or entirely ________ in origin. | Environmental |
Divergent thinking and convergent thinking are both measures of what? | Creativity |