Emotion and Intelligence Terms and Definitions, Quizzes of History of Education

Download Emotion and Intelligence Terms and Definitions and more Quizzes History of Education in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 emotional display rules DEFINITION 1 culturally defined rules specifying which emotions should or should not be expressed under which circumstances TERM 2 emotional self-regulation DEFINITION 2 strategies for managing emotions or adjusting emotional arousal to an appropriate level of intensity TERM 3 social referencing DEFINITION 3 the use of others' emotional expressions to infer the meaning of otherwise ambiguous situations TERM 4 empathy DEFINITION 4 the ability to experience the same emotions that someone else is experiencing TERM 5 emotional competence DEFINITION 5 frequent expressions of more positive emotions and relatively infrequent displays of negative ones TERM 6 aggression DEFINITION 6 behavior performed with the intention of harming a living being who is motivated to avoid this treatment TERM 7 hostile aggression DEFINITION 7 aggressive acts for which the perpetrator's major goal is to hearm to injure a victim TERM 8 instrumental aggression DEFINITION 8 aggressive acts for which the perp's major goal is to gain access to objects TERM 9 relational aggression DEFINITION 9 acts such as snubbing, exclusion, withdrawing acceptance or spreading rumors that are aimed at damaging an adversary's self-esteem, friendship, or social status TERM 10 proactive aggressors DEFINITION 10 highly aggressive children who find aggressive acts easy to perform and who rely havily on aggression as a means of solving social problems or achieving other personal objectives TERM 21 Standford-Binet intelligence scale DEFINITION 21 the modern descendant of the first successful intelligence test that measures general intelligence and four factors:verbal reasoningquantitative reasoningspatial reasoningshort term memory TERM 22 intelligence quotiant DEFINITION 22 a numerical measure of a person's performance on an intelligence test relative to the performance of other examines TERM 23 Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children DEFINITION 23 a widely used individual intelligence test that includes a measure of general intelligence and both veral and performance intelligence TERM 24 developmenal quotient DEFINITION 24 a numerical measure of an infant's performance on a developmental schedule relative to the performance of other infants of the same age TERM 25 cumulative-deficit hypothesis DEFINITION 25 the notion that impoverished enviornments inhibit intellectual growth and that these inhibiting effects accumulate over time TERM 26 Cultural/test bias hypothesis DEFINITION 26 the notion that IQ tests and testing procedures have a built- in middle class bias that explains the substandard performance of children from lower-class and minority subcultures TERM 27 level I abilities DEFINITION 27 Jensen's term for lower-level intellectual abilities that are important for simple association learning TERM 28 level II abilities DEFINITION 28 Jensen's term for higher level cognitive skills that are involved in abstract reasoning and problem solving TERM 29 compensatory interventions DEFINITION 29 special educational programs designed to further the cognitive growth and scholastic achievements of disadvantaged children TERM 30 Head Start DEFINITION 30 a large scale preschool educational program designed to provide children from low-income families with a variety of social and intellectual experiences that might better prepare them for school TERM 31 identity diffusion DEFINITION 31 Marcia's classification for persons who are diffused and have not yet thought about or resolved identity issues and have not yet charted future life directions TERM 32 identity forclosure DEFINITION 32 Marcia's classification for persons committed to an identity but have made this commitment without experiencing the "crisis" of deciding what really suits them best TERM 33 identity moratorium DEFINITION 33 Marcia's classification for persons experiencing what Erikson called an identity crisis and are actively asking questions about life commitments and seeking answers TERM 34 identity acheivemen DEFINITION 34 Marcia's classification for people how have resolved identity issues by making personal committments to particular gosl and beliefs TERM 35 personal agency DEFINITION 35 recognition that one can be the cause of an event