chapter 10 Flashcards
intelligence
metal quality consisting of the ability to learn from experience, solve problems and use knowledge to adapt to new situations
intelligence test
a method for assessing an individual’s mental aptitudes and comparing them with those of others, using numerical scores
General intelligence
a general intelligence factor that underlies specific mental abilities and is therefore measured by every task on an intelligence test
factor analysis
a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items on a test.
savant syndrome
a condition in which a person otherwise limited in mental ability has an exceptional specific skill suck as in computation or drawing
creativity
the ability to produce novel and valuable ideas
emotional intelligence
the ability to perceive understand managed and use emotions
mental age
a measure of intelligence test performance devises by binet: thee chronological age that most typically corresponds to a given level of performance
Stanford-Binet
the widely used american revision of binets original intelligence test
intelligence quotient
defined originally as the ratio of mental age to chronological age multiplied by 100. average is 100
achievement test
a test designed to asses what a person has learned
aptitude test
a test designed to predict a person has learned
aptitude test
a test designed to predict a persons future performance
wechsler adult intelligence scale
the WAIS is the most widely used intelligence test.
standardization
defining meaningful scored by comparison with the performance of a protested group
