AP Psychology Intelligence Study Set Flashcards
Defining meaningful scores by comparison with the performance of a pre-tested group
Standardization
Theory that there are 7 primary types of intelligence, word fluency, verbal comprehension, spacial visualization, facility with numbers, memory reasoning, and perceptual speed
Thurston’s primary mental abilities theory
Involves testing the same individuals twice but giving a different version on the retake date
Alternate Form Reliability
Refers to whether a test is really evaluating an abstract psychological or theoretical idea
Construct Validity
Evaluates how well a test measures the total meaning of the concept and if it’s a reasonably representative of the material it is evaluating
Content Validity
A statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items on a test; used to identify dimensions of performance that underlie a person’s total score
Factor Analysis
Involves checking for consistency between the scores on 2 halves of the same test, which can mean comparing the 1st half to the second half or even, even to odd
Split-Half Reliability
Refers to how well test results relate to another measure of what you are evaluating or how well they predict success in the future
Predictive Validity
A Self-Confirming concern that will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype
Stereotype Threat
invented IQ
William Stern
Proposes that people are not born with all of the intelligence that they will ever have
Gardner’s multiple intelligence theory
degree to which the score on one measure correlates to the score to another measure given at the same time
Concurrent validity
The rise in average IQ scores that has occurred over the decades in many nations
Flynn Effect
Those who demonstrate advanced ability or potential in one or more specific areas
Gifted
Independent raters will evaluate something and their evaluations will be similar
Interrater Reliability
Proposed intelligence consisted of 7 different primary mental abilities
LL Thurstone
Proposed the triarchic theory of intelligence
Robert Sternberg
Proposed that intelligence consisted of both general intelligence and another type of intelligence
Charles Spearman
Published the first measure of intelligence in 1905, which was made to place students correctly in the french school system
Alfred Binet
A belief that leads to it’s own fulfillment
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
A condition in which a person otherwise limited in mental ability has an exceptional specific skill, such as in computation or drawing.
Savant Syndrome
A condition of limited mental ability, indicated by an intelligence score 70 or below and difficult in adapting to demands of life; varies from mild to profound
Intelligence Disability
The ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions
Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
A condition of intellectual disability and associated psychological disorders caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21
Down Syndrome
