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Intelligence Theories
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- 1What is intelligence?The ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations
- 2What is Charles Spearman's intelligence theory?He believed we have general intelligence (an underlying factor that forms all our intelligent behaviour) - g factor
*If you score high in one test area you will likely score high on all test areas - 3How did Charles Spearman form his belief of intelligence? (test)Factor Analysis (identifies clusters of related variables)
- 4Charles Spearman believed that basic intelligence predicts academic ability true or false?True
- 5What was one critique of Spearman's intelligence theory?Human abilities are too diverse to be contained by a single g factor
- 6Who discovered seven primary mental abilities theory?L.L. Thurstone
- 7What did Thurstone's theory provide evidence for?Provided more evidence that a single intelligence (g factor) existed even though Thurstone was a critique of Spearman
- 8What was the Cattle-Horn-Carroll intelligence theory?Condensed Thurstone's theory into two factors (fluid intelligence (Gf) and crystallized intelligence (Gc))
- 9What is fluid intelligence (Gf) and who discovered it?Ability to reason quickly usually when solving logic problems and tends to decrease with age - discovered by Cattle-Horn-Carroll theory
- 10What is crystallized intelligence (Gc) and who discovered it?Discovered by CHC - accumulated knowledge and verbal skills and tends to increase with age
- 11Which theory affirmed both a specific general intelligence (g factor) and affirmed specific abilities?Cattell-horn-carroll theory (recognizes that many abilities make up intelligence, but these specific abilities exist under a broader umbrella of general intelligence)
- 12What is a critique of the Carroll-Horn-Carroll theory?Specific abilities are too narrowly cognitive
- 13Which theorist identified eight independent intelligences and one possible existential intelligence?Gardner's multiple intelligences theory (influences the belief of specific learning styles in school/types of learners)
- 14Which theory explains Savant Syndrome?Gardner's multiple intelligences theory
- 15Which theorist proposes the triar chic theory of intelligence?Robert Sternberg
- 16What is the triar chic theory?Proposed by Sternberg, proposes three intelligences instead of eight (analytical, creative, practical)
- 17What are the three intelligences proposed by Robert Sternberg?1. Analytical intelligence
2. Creative intelligence
3. Practical intelligence - 18What is Sternberg's analytical intelligence?Academic problem solving (assessed through intelligence tests) - good for predicting school grades and success in jobs
- 19What is Sternberg's creative intelligence?Shown through innovation and creative new ideas - strong ability to adapt to new situations
- 20What is Sternberg's practical intelligence?Needed for everyday tasks that have multiple solutions (street smarts)
- 21True or false: Sternberg's three intelligences can be reliably measured?True
- 22Is a strong general intelligence all you need to succeed?No, success is combination of talent and grit
- 23Why do kids that come from a privileged home tend to have higher reading scores?Kids from privileged homes tend to have a more developed prefrontal cortex
- 24What is social intelligence?Involved in understanding social situations and mangling yourself
- Houses emotional intelligence - 25What is emotional intelligence?How we perciev, understand, manage, and use emotions
- 26What are the 4 parts of emotional intelligence?1. Perceive - recognize emotions
2. Understand - predict emotions and how they may change
3. Manage - how to express emotions and handle other's
4. Using - using emotions to facilitate creative thinking
*These 4 components predict social success and well-being) - 27Who proposed that human beings have multiple intelligences independent of each other?Howard Gardner
- 28What is defined when several distinct abilities correlate together?G factor
- 29Who discovered interpersonal skills as a type of intelligence?Howard Gardner
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- Cambridge PSYCH 1215 (Chapter 14/10) Flashcards on Intelligence Theories, created by sarah friedman on 26/05/2023.
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