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Francis Galton was the first to measure intelligence on the basis of what
neural activity as a low level inherited feature, a genetic trait
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Alfred Binet created the IQ scale which is:
ratio of mental to chronological age x 100
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Spearman's G is
a general factor that dictates how well an individual will perform on a series of cognitive tests
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Spearman found Spearman's G through the use of
Multiple Linear Regression
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Spearman's tests were mainly conducted on the
Verbal, spatial, numerical, mechanical
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Galton was influenced by Darwin and formed Eugenics. This is:
the breeding of people using preferential genes
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Identical and non identical twins are used in the nature-nurture debate for intelligence because
it can help to understand how much the environment and genes impact intelligence by comparison of the individuals in the two groups
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Galton was criticised on his approach because
It was classed as chauvanistic
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Spearman found a ____ correlation in all the tests he observed
positive
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Intelligence is informed 100% by
neither
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Binet was interested in
problem solving operations
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Spearman's G
Varies for each individual
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Factor Analysis is
a correlation between 2+ variables
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Fluid intelligence is
working memory capacity/frontal lobe function
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raven's type test is used to measure
Fluid intelligence
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Crystallised intelligence is
wisdom
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Sternberg's Triarchic Model Measures
Analytic, creative and practical intelligence
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In Sternberg's Triarchic Model, Componential Intelligence is measured by:
IQ tests
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In Gardner's theory, each intelligence is said to
Interact
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Eysenck said intelligence has __ meaning(s):
three
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Most IQ tests are measuring
Psychometric intelligence
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According to Eysenck, social/practical intelligence is
concerned with application of IQ to success in life
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Who created the Structure of Intellect Model?
Guildford
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In the Structure of Intellect Model, there are between --- and --- independent abilities
120-180
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Crystallised intelligence is also known as
gc
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Whcih parts of the brain are used to identify intelligence
Prefrontal cortex and fronto parietal areas
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fMRI measures...
correlates of brain activity to an exact area
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Studies have shown that grey matter is more important in intelligence in...
males
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A group of rats that were raised in an enriched environment showed WHAT when compared with a standard environment
a higher IQ
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The Neural Efficiency Hypothesis states
those who perform better on IQ tests use less neurons and therefore less energy
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The Hick measures
reaction times
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In the Inspection Time Test, the participants needed to get what % of trial correctly identified?
85%
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The Inspection Time Tests shows us...
individual differences in IQ
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Data shows that IQ tests do dictate academic ability with a correaltion of
.81
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If there is a correlation of .81 between intelligence and academic success, what's the r2 value?
65%
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intelligence is more highly correlated with offspring from the
mother
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The link between IQ and academic success is because
higher iq individuals read more, retain more and have better organising skills
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Is brain activity the only thing that can correlate with IQ?
No
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Modest association between brain size and psychometric intelligence have been found to the tune of up to
0.4
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In the Abecedarian Project, there was an approximate % of x in the variance of children's academic achievement?
25%
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When jobs are less 'skilled' the correlation between iq and job level is
.2
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Social Privilege Theory states that
intelligence is created by higher classes to justify their own undeserved advantages
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The Family advantage theory states that
richer people have better access to resources and schools
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Identical twin studies showed that twins reared in the same household had a ** correlation of intelligence
.87
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Identical twin studies showed that twins reared in the separate households had a ** correlation of intelligence
.74
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Shared environment explains what percent of variation in IQ?
20%
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Unrelated children living together had a has an IQ corraltion of
.2
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The Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is
instrumental in the prefrontal cortex and in intelligence
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Adaptive neurons are found in
the prefrontal cortex
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Spearman referred to G as
Mental energy
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Which is most true: The Weschler Adult Intelligent Test
contains a subset of tests that measure g
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What is a goal directed behaviours
a person's ability to filter out unnecessary information to work towards a short or long term goal
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Lesions in the ___ lead to lower fluid IQ scores
prefrontal cortex
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The PFC alone controls intelligence
false - it feeds to the rest of the brain
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