8:3,4,5 Flashcards
Extent to which a test measures what it is intended to measure
Validity
All purpose ability to do well on cognitive tasks, to solve problems, and to learn from experience
Intelligence
Extent to which a test yields a consistent, reproducible measure of performance
Reliability
Development of uniform procedures for administering and scoring a test, and the creation of norms for the test
Standardization
Performance standards
Norms
Individuals mental age divided by chronological age multiples by 100
IQ
Came up with 9 multiple intelligences
Howard Gardner
Triarchic theory of intelligence
Robert sternberg
Form of communication that is based on a system of symbols
Language
Ability to produce an endless number of meaningful sentences
Infinite generativity
Languages sound system
Phonology
Language is made up of basic sounds
Phoneme
Languages rules for word formation
Morphology
Smallest unit of language that carries meaning
Morpheme
Languages rule for combining words to form acceptable phrases and sentences
Syntax
Meaning of words and sentences in a particular language
Semantics
Useful character of language and ability of language to communicate even more meaning than is verbalized
Pragmatics
In order to develop ______for a test, the test should be given to a large, representative group of people of various ages, races, sexes, and geographic locations
Norms
If an adult is 20 years old and her mental age is 30 what is her IQ
150
If an intelligence test asks questions that would more likely be familiar to a person living in a city than to a person living in the country the test is
Culturally biased
What type of intelligence would likely be strongest for an architect who designs skyscrapers
Spatial
What did Alfred Binet develop
First intelligence test
Majority of the scores falling in middle of the possible range and few scores appearing toward the extremes of range
Normal distribution
Intelligence test that are intended to be culturally unbiased
Culture fair test
Robert sternbergs Triarchic theory of intelligence
3: Analytical, creative, practical
Howard gardeners theory of multiple intelligence
9 types: verbal math spatial bodily kinesthetic musical interpersonal intrapersonal naturalist existentialist
Ability to produce an endless number of meaningful sentences
Infinite generativity
“Help” is an example of
Morpheme
“K” sound is example of
Phoneme
Language rules for combining words to form acceptable phrases and sentences
Syntax
Meaning of words and sentences in a particular language
Semantics
Useful character of language and ability of language to communicate even more meaning than is verbalized
Pragmatics