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Measuring Intelligence
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- 1What are intelligence tests?Assess people's mental abilities and compares them with others
- 2What are the 2 types of intelligence tests?1. Aptitude Test (predicts what you can learn - entrance exams - MCAT)
2. Achievement Test (what you have learned - final exams) - 3Who was the first person to try and measure intelligence?Francis Galton (wanted to measure human traits and eugenics - only smart people should mate)
- 4Who measured intelligence using mental age?Alfred Binet
- 5Who created a test to try and determine if a schoolchild needed special attention?Alfred Binet - used mental age to determine ability
- 6Who wanted to discover innate intelligence?Lewis Terman
- 7Who created the Stanford Binet test of intelligence?Lewis Terman
- 8What is one limitation of the Stanford Binet intelligence test?Cannot be used to test adults
- 9Who created the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale?David Wechsler
- 10What test allows us tosses overall intelligence and separate scores for verbal comprehension, working memory, and processing speed?WAIS test
- 11What is standardization?Test needs to be given to a second group of people so results can be compared to a base group
- 12What kind of a curve is created when graphing a standardized test?Bell curve (highest point = average score)
- 13What would the highest point on a bell curve for IQ?100
- 14What is the Flynn effect?Every decade, the human population becomes smarter (average IQ raises 3 points)
- 15What is a reliable test?A test that gives the same scores by splitting the test in half (split-half) - the higher the similarity between the two scores the more reliable a test is
(how often do we get the same answer?) - 16What is validity of tests?Does the test actually measure or predict what its supposed to (causation vs correlation)
- the less people tested, the less said a test is - 17What is the IQ of someone with an intellectual disability?70 or lower (disability present before 18)
- 18What is the self-fulfilling prophecy in school?Formed when we label some kids as gifted and denying academic enrichment to those who did not test as gifted further increasing the achievement gap between ability groups
- 19Who coined the term nature vs nurture?Francis Galton
- 20What has increasing years of schooling over the last century contributed to?The Flynn Effect
- 21How to test a tests validity?Compare high scores to lower scores
- 22Who is most likely to be in a special ed class?White people because they are more likely to get accurate testing
- 23Who attempted to assess intellectual strengths by measuring reaction time, muscular power, and secsory acuity?Francis Galton
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- Cambridge PSYCH 1215 (Chapter 14/10) Flashcards on Measuring Intelligence , created by sarah friedman on 29/05/2023.
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