Across
- 6. A general ability, proposed by Spearmen as the main factor underlying all intelligent mental activity
- 8. The knowledge a person has acquired, plus the ability to access that knowledge.
- 10. A term used to refer to Gardner's theory, which proposes that there are seven (or more) forms of intelligence.
- 11. The term for Sternberg's theory of intelligence; so called because it combines three main forms of intelligence (practical, analytical, and creative).
- 12. A philosophy and a political movement that encouraged biologically superior people to interbreed and sought to discourage biologically inferior people from having offspring.
- 13. A property exhibited by a test that measures what it purports to measure.
Down
- 1. According to Sternberg, the ability to cope with the environment; sometimes called "street smarts."
- 2. Found in individuals who have a remarkable talent even though they are mentally slow in other domains
- 3. According to Sternberg, the form of intelligence that helps people see new relationships among concepts; involves insight and creativity.
- 4. A numerical score on an intelligence test, originally computed by dividing the person's mental age by chronological age and multiplying by 100.
- 5. Often conceived as representing the lower 2% of the IQ range, commencing about 30 points below average (below about 70 points). More sophisticated definitions also take into account an individual's level of social functioning and other abilities.
- 7. A property exhibited by a test that yield the same results over time.
- 9. The ability to see complex relationships and solve problems.