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Unit 3: Intelligence
I.
Intelligence vs. Achievement
a. ____________________ refers to ____________________ and ____________________ gained from
____________________
i. Achievement involves specific ____________________, such as Spanish, history,
art, music, etc.
b. ____________________ can be defined as the ____________________ we learn from
____________________, to think rationally, and to deal effectively with others
c. Although ____________________________________________________________, intelligence can
provide the basis for achievement
II.
Spearman’s Two-Factor Theory
a. All ____________________ we consider to be ____________________ have a common
underlying factor
i. This factor is labeled _____, which stands for “____________________”
b. ____________________, or _____, factors account for particular abilities
i. Someone being better at writing and music, rather than math
III.
Thurstone’s Theory of Primary Mental Abilities
a. There are _____ separate factors that make up ____________________
i. ____________________
ii. ____________________
iii. ____________________
iv. ____________________
v. ____________________
vi. ____________________
vii. ____________________
viii. ____________________
IV.
Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences
a. ____________________ has a broader base and there are several different kinds of
intelligence
i. ________________________________________
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ii. ________________________________________
iii. ________________________________________
iv. ________________________________________
v. ________________________________________
vi. ________________________________________
vii. ________________________________________
V.
Thurstone vs. Gardner
a. ____________________ believed that the ____________________ he identified,
________________________________________, make up intelligence
b. ____________________ proposes that the ________________________________________ are
____________________ of each other
VI.
Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory
a. States that different kinds of intelligences ___________________________________
b. Intelligence includes ____________________
(_____________________________),____________________
(________________________________________), and ____________________
(________________________________________)
VII.
Emotional Intelligence
a. ____________________ was interested in why smart people are not always
____________________; he proposed five factors of emotional intelligence:
i. ____________________
ii. ____________________
iii. ____________________
iv. ____________________
v. ____________________
VIII.
Measuring Intelligence
a. The ____________________ Scale
i. ____________________ devised the first modern intelligence test based on the
theory that intelligence ________________________________________
ii. The test produced a ____________________ (shows the intellectual level at
which a child is functioning)
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iii. ____________________ (IQ) = ____________________
IX.
Reliability and Validity
a. All tests must be ____________________ and ____________________
b. Reliability of a test refers to its ____________________
i. ____________________________________________________________
c. A test has ____________________ if it measures what it is supposed to measure
X.
Problems with Intelligence Tests
a. Some test takers ________________________________________
b. ____________________ or ____________________ background
c. ________________________________________ (or lack thereof)
d. ____________________
e. ____________________
XI.
Giftedness
a. Typically, IQ scores of ________________________________________
b. To be gifted is to ______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________
XII.
Creativity
a. Often linked with ____________________, creativity is the ability to ____________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________
XIII.
What Influences Intelligence?
a. ____________________?
b. ____________________?
c. ____________________!