PSY 202 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Heritability, Flynn Effect, Lewis Terman
26 Feb 2016
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Intelligence test- diagnostic tool designed to measure overall thinking ability. Abstract thinking- capacity to understand hypothetical concepts g (general intelligence)- hypothetical factor that accounts for overall differences in intellect among people s (specific abilities)- particular ability level in a narrow domain. Fluid intelligence- capacity to learn new wats f solving problems. Crystalized intelligence- accumulated knowledge of the world acquired over time. Multiple intelligences- idea that people vary in their ability levels across different domains of intellectual skill. Triarchic model- model of intelligence proposed by robert stemberg positing three distinct types of intelligence: analytical, practical, and creative. Stanford-binet iq test- intelligence test based on the measure developed by binet and simon, adapted by lewis terman of stanford. Intelligence quotient- systematic means of quantifying differences among people in their intelligence. Mental age- age corresponding to the average individuals performance on an intelligence test. Deviation iq- expression of a person"s iq relative to his or her same- aged peers.
