ap psych Flashcards
what is intelligence
the ability to learn from experince, solve probelms, and use knowlege to adapt to new situations
what is general intelligence
underlies specific mental abilities and is therefore measured by every task on an IQ test
what is factor analysis
a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items on a test
what are special abilities
specific to particular tasks
what is savant syndrome
a condition in which a person otherwise limited in mental ability has an exceptional specific skill
what is grit
passion and perseverance in the result of long term goals
what is emotional intelligence
the ability to perceive, understand, manage and use emotions
what is an achievement test
a test to see what a person has learned
what is an aptitude test
predict a persons future performance
what is mental age
the level of performance associated with a chronical age
Carol Dweck
thought that the need for achievement is closely linked to personality facts, including view of self
Weshler
IQ tests for children and adults
Terman
revised Binets IQ test and established norms for American children ; show that IQ doesn’t necessarily lead to wonderful things in life
Binet
designed first IQ test
Galton
interested in link between heredity and intelligence
Sternburg
tri theory of intelligence (analytical, creative and practical)
Gardner
theory of multiple intelligences
L.L Thurnstone
proposed that intelligence consisted of 7 different primary mental abilities
Spearman
creator of “g-factor” or general intelligence
what is stereotype threat
a self confirming concern that one will be evaluated based non a negative sterotype
heritability
the ability of a trait to be passed down from 1 generation to the next (identical twins)
what is down syndrome
intellectual disability but extra copy of 21 chromosome
what is intellectual disability
a condition of limited mental ability
what is longitudinal study
follow and retest some people over time
what is fluid intelligence
our ability to reason speedily abstractly ; decrease w age
what is crystalized intelligence
our accumulated knowledge and verbal skills ; increase with age
what is a cohort
group of people from given time period
what is predictive validity
the success with which. test predicts the behavior it is designed to predict
what is validity
the extent to which a test measures or predicts what its supposed to
what is content validity
the extent to which test samples the behavior that is of interest
what is reliability
the extent to which a test yields consistent results
what is normal curve
bell shaped curve
what is standardization
defining meaningful scores by comparison with the performance of a pretested group
what is WAIS
the most widely used IQ test for adults
