Understanding Theories of Intelligence

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PSYC 201, LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT Name: Kendall Clinton JACKSON IN CLASS ASSIGNMENT UNDERSTANDING THEORIES OF INTELLIGENCE 1. What does that refer to the degree to which tests like SAT, ACT, LSAT, and MCAT demonstrate a students likelihood of success in a particular undergraduate or graduate program? a. Predictive Validity 2. Using MC/CA x 100 IQ formula, calculate IQ for the following children a. 8 year old Maddy, who has a mental age score of 8 i. 100 b. 9 year old Tommy, who has a mental age of 8 i. 89 c. 10 year old Rebecca, who has a mental age of 13 i. 130 3. What is the difference between convergent thinking and divergent thinking, and which one was Piaget more interested in? a. Convergent thinking is finding a set solution to an issue, while divergent thinking is creating new ways to solve an issue. Piaget was more interested in convergent thinking. 4. Whose intelligence theory or test most clearly describes intelligence as one collection of abilities that can be measured by a single number? a. Charles Spearman 5. Whose intelligence or test most clearly describes intelligence as a broad range of abilities, each of which must be measured independently? a. Howard Garner 6. Which theorist was most likely to believe that intelligence was inherited, and why? a. Francis Galton, He believed in multiple intelligences, and that people should be taught multiple ways to think 7. Which theorists was more likely to believe that intelligence is learned, and why? a. I think Howard Gardner because he believed in multiple intelligences, and that people should be taught multiple different ways to think 8. Show the difference between fluid and crystalized intelligence by providing an example for each a. Gf: Fluid intelligence is learning new things, like riding a bike for the first time and struggling b. Gc: Crystalized intelligence is stored intelligence, like hopping on a new bike after a few years and being able to ride it well 9. Which parts of Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence reflects a cognitive - structural approach versus a psychometric approach to understanding intelligence? a. Practical Intelligence 10. Provide an example of one of Gardner’s nine intelligences and explain how that example is distinct from another intelligence that people might assume goes along with it For example, some people assume that a naturalist is necessarily good at math or that musician is necessarily good with words, but that is often not the case Type of Intelligence: Visual - Spatial Intelligence Example: Using a map, finding out where you are on the map and pointing yourself in the right direction How is it distinct: It encompasses memory, and being able to think and position yourself, which is different from the other types of memory

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