Intelligence Trivia 1.Write your answer on a piece of paper. Turn it in as soon as you know 2.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 Points

IQ Score 5 Clues: 1.This quantifies Spearman’s g 2.Gardner’s logical-mathematical & verbal-linguistic are the most commonly assessed by this 3.Alfred Binet invented the first way to calculate this 4.“100” is average 5.This measures intelligence

Emotional Intelligence 4 Clues: 1.Correlates with success and achievement 2.Commonly referred to as “grit” by educational reformers 3.A list of 5 traits or factors 4.Self-awareness, mood management, impulse control, people skills, self-motivation

Intelligence 5 Clues: 1.A nebulous concept with lots of definitions 2.Generally remains unchanged with age 3.Measured by Intelligence Quotient 4.Distributed inside a bell-shaped curve 5.Ability to learn from experience, think rationally, and deal effectively with others

Stanford-Binet Scale 5 Clues: 1.Invented by French psychologist in early 1900’s 2.Adapted by California university 3.Mental Age divided by Chronological Age x Outmoded today by Wechsler Scales 5.Tests verbal and logical ability

Genetic (Nature) Factors of Intelligence 5 Clues: 1.Adoptee studies show intelligence scores of children and adopted parents are very different 2.Many severe mental disabilities are chromosomal disorders 3.Family members have very close IQ scores 4.Identical twins have very close IQ scores 5.Intelligence is highly inheritable (~.7)

Autism 5 Clues: 1.A “spectrum” of disorders 2.Folks sense, perceive, and process information differently 3.Highly severe=non-functioning; moderate=maybe unnoticeable (esp. with early intervention) 4.NOT caused by vaccinations 5.Asperger’s & Savantism are types

IQ Test controversies 5 Clues: 1.Low motivation or expectations can cause a person to perform poorly 2.Does not account for all definitions, concepts, or theories of intelligence 3.Cultural bias 4.Scores have been ticking upward over the last 50 years 5.Used by eugenics movement, Nazis, and forced sterilization programs

Giftedness 4 Clues: 1.People at the extreme range of this are sometimes called prodigies 2.~2.5% of the population 3.Capable of a talent or achievement at a very high level (often even at young age) 4.IQ Score of 130 or higher

Test or Psychological Test 3 Clues: 1.An important aspect of this is reliability (consistency) 2.Another important aspect of this is validity (measures what it’s supposed to measure) 3.Stanford-Binet & Wechsler scales are examples of this

Nurture (sociological) factors of intelligence 3 Clues: 1.Talents do not become achievements until they are groomed 2.Children from high Socio-economic background (SES) achieve more 3.Children who attend preschool get a “Head Start”

IQ Score Distribution 4 Clues: 1.Most people are within one SD of the mean 2.Mean=100 3.>100=above average, gifted; <100=below average, mentally disabled 4.A “bell-shaped” curve