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Intelligence Trivia
Write your answer on a piece of paper. Turn it in as soon as you know
If you turn it in after:
1
st
clue=10 Points
2
nd
clue=8 Points
3
rd
clue=6 Points
4
th
clue=4 Points
5
th
clue=2 PointsSlide2
IQ Score
5 Clues:
This quantifies Spearman’s
g
Gardner’s logical-mathematical & verbal-linguistic are the most commonly assessed by this
Alfred
Binet
invented the first way to calculate this
“100” is average
This measures intelligenceSlide3
Emotional Intelligence
4 Clues:
Correlates with success and achievement
Commonly referred to as “grit” by educational reformers
A list of 5 traits or factors
Self-awareness, mood management, impulse control, people skills, self-motivationSlide4
Intelligence
5 Clues:
A
n
ebulous concept with lots of definitions
Generally remains unchanged with age
Measured by Intelligence Quotient
Distributed inside a bell-shaped curve
Ability to learn from experience, think rationally, and deal effectively with othersSlide5
Stanford-Binet Scale
5 Clues:
Invented by French psychologist in early 1900’s
Adapted by California university
Mental Age divided by Chronological Age x 100
Outmoded today by Wechsler Scales
Tests verbal and logical abilitySlide6
Genetic (Nature) Factors of Intelligence
5 Clues:
Adoptee studies show intelligence scores of children and adopted parents are very different
Many severe mental disabilities are chromosomal disorders
Family members have very close IQ scores
Identical twins have very close IQ scores
Intelligence is highly inheritable (~.7)Slide7
Autism
5 Clues:
A “spectrum” of disorders
Folks sense, perceive, and process information differently
Highly severe=non-functioning; moderate=maybe unnoticeable (esp. with early intervention)
NOT caused by vaccinations
Asperger’s &
Savantism
are typesSlide8
IQ Test controversies
5 Clues:
Low motivation or expectations can cause a person to perform poorly
Does not account for all definitions, concepts, or theories of intelligence
Cultural bias
Scores have been ticking upward over the last 50 years
Used by eugenics movement, Nazis, and forced sterilization programsSlide9
Giftedness
4 Clues:
People at the extreme range of this are sometimes called prodigies
~2.5% of the population
Capable of a talent or achievement at a very high level (often even at young age)
IQ Score of 130 or higherSlide10
Test or Psychological Test
3 Clues:
An important aspect of this is
reliability
(consistency)
Another important aspect of this is
validity
(measures what it’s supposed to measure)
Stanford-
Binet
& Wechsler scales are examples of thisSlide11
Nurture (sociological) factors of intelligence
3 Clues:
Talents do not become achievements until they are groomed
Children from high Socio-economic background (SES) achieve more
Children who attend preschool get a “Head Start”Slide12
IQ Score Distribution
4 Clues:
Most people are within one SD of the mean
Mean=100
>100=above average, gifted; <100=below average, mentally disabled
A “bell-shaped” curve