Chapter 10

Question 1

Intelligence:

Answer 1

Ability to acquire knowledge, to think and reason effectively, and adapt with the environment

Question 2

Intelligence Quotient (IQ)

Answer 2

IQ = (Mental Age / Chronological Age) x 100. (note. only works for kids up to 16, then becomes unreliable.)

Question 3

David Weschler:

Answer 3

Created adult and children intelligence tests that use both verbal and non-verbal abilities. Since then they have been revised to test a wider range of mental abilities.

Question 4

Psychometrics:

Answer 4

The statistical study of psychological tests. Focuses on the number and nature of abilities that define intelligence.

Question 5

Factor Analysis:

Answer 5

Statistical technique that permits a researcher to reduce a large number of measures to a small number factors, it identifies the groups of test scores that are highly correlated with one another.