Psych 111 Chapter Nine

What is the term for the ability to direct one's thinking, adapt to one's circumstances and learn from one's experiences?

Who developed intelligence tests to identify slow learners to develop remedial programs?

What is the term for the ability to learn or gain proficiency in an area?

What is the term that measures the amount of information a person has acquired?

What is the term that is based on ability not chronological age?

What is the term that describes the fact that from one generation to the next there have been steady gains in IQ scores cross culturally?

What is the term for a disorder with onset during the developmental period that includes both intellectual and adaptive functioning deficits in conceptual, social, and practical domains?

What is the term for the ability to see abstract relationships and draw logical inferences?

What is the term for the ability to retain and use knowledge that was acquired through experience?

What kind of intelligence involves dealing with problems encountered in everyday life?

What kind of intelligence involves abstract reasoning and good test-taking skills?

What kind of intelligence involves generating new ideas?