Name
Andrea Nalbandian p.2
Intelligence Study Guide
1. Intelligence
the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use
knowledge to adapt to new situations
-can be culturally specific
2. factor analysis
a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items
on a test
3. Spearman’s ‘g factor’
general intelligence underlies successful performance on a wide
variety of tasks
-different abilities come in a package
-Spearman would use only one test as an index of intelligence
-ie. if you do good on the math portion of Spearman’s test,
he can assume that you will also do good at the science portion
4. Emotional intelligence/Social intelligence (define and list
characteristics of high and low EQ)
high: the ability to perceive, express, understand, and regulate
emotions, use less glucose (but that applies to all forms of
intelligence)
low: trouble understanding other people’s emotions
5. Is IQ the same as EQ?
NO
But EQ is said to be a predictor for future success than IQ
6. aptitude test
a test designed to predict a person’s future performance
-the ability for that person to learn
7. achievement test
a test designed to assess what a person has learned
-i.e. written driver’s license test
8. WAIS and WISC
WAIS: 11 subsets, uses factor analysis, verbal portions and
performance portions
WISC: same as above but for children
9. WAIS consists of what 2 subsets?
verbal and performance
10. Standardized
a test must be pre-tested to a representative sample of people
and form a normal distribution or bell curve
11. Reliability
the extent which a test yields consistent results over time
-split halves or test-retest method
12. Validity
the extent to which a test measures what it is supposed to
measure
-Content Validity: does the test sample a behavior of
interest (achievement)
-Predictive Validity: does the test predict future behavior
(aptitude)
13. Savant Syndrome
a condition where a person has limited mental ability but is
exceptional in one area
14. List and define Gardner’s multiple intelligences
1. Visual/Spatial: ability to form mental images of objects and
think about their relationships in space
2. Verbal/Linguistic: often measured on IQ tests with reading
comprehension and vocabulary tests
3. Logical/Mathematical: often measured on IQ tests with math
problems and logic problems
4. Musical: perceive and create patterns of rhythms and
pitches
5. Bodily-Kinesthetic: controlled movement and coordination
6. Interpersonal: understand other people’s emotions, motives,
and actions
7. Intrapersonal: ability to know oneself and to develop a
sense of identity
15. List and define components of Sternberg’s intelligences
1. Practical: ability to cope with the environment; street
smarts
2. Analytical: ability to analyze problems and find correct
answers; ability measured by most IQ tests
3. Creative: form of intelligence that helps people see new
relationships among concepts; involves insight and
creativity
16. Binet and Simon, why did they design IQ test?
to figure out mental age; to help children and not label them
17. What test did Lewis Terman create, the name of the test?
Stanford-Binet Test, modern day IQ test for US
18. Relationship between Mental age, intelligence, biological age
(mathematical computation/know the formula for IQ; you will need
to do this calculation)
IQ =Mental age/Chronological age X 100.
19. What is Stanford-Binet, and what is it criticized for?
modern day IQ test for US, it’s a copy, people say they HAVE an IQ
of ___ not that they SCORED an IQ test of ___
20. Stanford-Binet, WAIS, and WISC are all what type of intelligence
tests?
aptitude
21. Bell shaped curve, what a normal bell curve indicates
normal bell curve indicates standardization
22.Flynn effect
performance on IQ scores has steadily increased over
generations
-because of:
-reduction in malnutrition
-access to schooling
-technological advances
23.Intelligence scores during school year vs summer
Intelligence scores go up during the school year and down during
the summer
24. Gender differences in intelligence
For the most part, men and women have similar intelligence levels
HOWEVER
Boys are better at chess
Girls are better at reading, writing, and speaking
