PSYCH 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 26-28: Intelligence Quotient, Intellectual Disability, Theory Of Multiple Intelligences

• School: UMASS-Amherst
• Department: Psychology & Brain Sciences
• Course: PSYCH 100
• Professor: Rahhal Tamara

Document Summary

Intelligence is the capacity to understand the world, think rationally, and use resources effectively when faced with challenges. G-factor- the single general factor for mental ability assumed to underlie intelligence in some early theories of intelligence. Fluid intelligence- intelligence that reflects the ability to reason abstractly. Crystallized intelligence- the accumulation of information, knowledge, and skills that people have learned through experience and education. Theory of multiple intelligence- gardner"s intelligence theory that proposes that there are. Practical intelligence- according to sternberg, intelligence related to overall success in living. Emotional intelligence- the set of skills that underlie the accurate assessment, evaluation, expression, and regulation of emotions. Intelligence tests- tests devised to quantify a person"s level of intelligence. Mental age-the age for which a given level of performance is average or typical. Intelligence quotient (aka iq)- a score that takes into account an individual"s mental and chronological ages. Reliability- the property by which tests measure consistently what they are trying to measure.