developmental psych
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- Short Term Memory-
- stores a limited amount of information for a limited amount of time (roughly 30-45 seconds).
- IQ=
- CA/MA*100
- Alfred Binet
- discovered IQ test
- Intelligence-
- the general mental ability involved in calculating, reasoning, and storing and retrieving information, how you problem solve
- Encoding-
- processing received information
- Storage-
- holding of the encoded information in the brain, how long its in there
- Solving problems-
- finding an appropriate way to attain a goal
- Retrieval-
- calling back the stored information in response to some cue
- Long Term memory-
- memory that lasts from over 30 seconds to years
- Rehearsal-
- conscious repetition of info
- Episodic memory-
- retention of where and when something happened
- Semantic memory-
- memory for word meanings
- Thinking-
- manipulating and transforming info in the memory
- Reliability
- ability of a test to yield the same score each time a person takes the test
- Emotional Intelligence-
- "a form of social intelligence that involves the ability to monitor one’s own and others’ feelings and emotions, and to use this information to guide one’s thinking and action" Its important b/c it allows us to manage feelings and handle stress, when and how to express emotion as well as controlling it, people who are better able to regulate their emotions will find it easier to develop a competency such as Initiative or Achievement drive
- Validity
- is the power of a test to measure what it is intended to measure
- verbal skills
- ("word smart"):
- mathematical skills
- number/reasoning smart")
- Spatial intelligence
- ("picture smart")
- Bodily-Kinesthetic intelligence
- ("body smart")
- Naturalist intelligence
- ("nature smart")
- Musical intelligence
- ("music smart")
- Intermittent:
- Support provided on an "as needed" basis,
- Limited:
- Consistent support is required, though not on a daily basis.
- Extensive
- Regular, daily support is required in at least some environments
- Pervasive:
- Daily extensive support required in multiple environments
- Mental Retardation-
- impaired or incomplete mental development
- Convergent Thinking
- putting the different pieces of a topic back together in some organized, structured way.
- Divergent Thinking-
- breaking a topic down into smaller parts in order to understand it
- Gender Comparisons
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Males score better than in nonverbal
Females score better in verbal - Open-mindedness--
- Avoiding narrow thinking and exploring options
- Intellectual curiosity--
- questioning and recognizing problems and inconsistencies
- Clarification and understanding
- Drawing inferences and building conceptualizations.
- Planning and strategy--,
- Planning, setting goals, finding direction and seeking outcomes.
- Intellectual carefulness--
- Checking for inaccuracy and errors and being precise and organized
- Evaluation of reasons--
- Seeking evidence, reasons and justifications for facts
- Metacognitive exploration--
- trying different thinking strategies and Tracking one's own thought processes
- Language
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enables us to describe past events, plan for the future,
pass down info from 1 generation to the next - Phonology
- languages sound system
- Morphology
- meaning involved in word formation
- Syntax
- way words are combined to form acceptable phrases and sentences
- Semantics-
- The meaning of words and sentences
- Pragmatics-
- use of appropriate conversation and knowledge of how to use language and context
- Human languages have some common characteristics
- infinite generativity and organizational rules
- We need languages to
- speak with others, listen to others, read and write