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the field of mental measurments

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psychometrics

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which type of scientists develop tests

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psychometrics

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who developed the g-factor

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charles spearman

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in the 1920’s found that an individual’s scores on different tests are correlated

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charles spearman

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what was the common factor in the g-factor

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general intelligence

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who developed the first aptitude test for french kids

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alfred binet and theodore simon

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brought the I.Q. test to america and coined the term I.Q.

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lewis terman

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determined that general intelligence can be broken down into 2 categories

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raymond cattell

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two categories of general intelligence by raymond cattell

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crystalized and fluid

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knowledge a person has acquired and ability to access knowledge

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crystalized knowledge

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ability to see complex relationships and solve problems

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fluid knowledge

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examples of crystalized knowledge

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vocab test

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example of fluid knowledge

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new tasks, block/ pattern test

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crystalized knowledge is ______ knowledge

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current

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who made the triarchic theory

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robert sternberg

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when was the triarchic theory made

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around 2000s

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three componenets of triarchic theory

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practical
analytical
creative

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ability to cope with environement, street smart, self-awareness

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practical

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ability to analyze problems and find correct answer, logical reasoning test (IQ test)

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analytical

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helps people see new relationships among concepts

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creative

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what did picasso create

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cubism

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einsten created

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new theories

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the triarchic theory is ______ of one another

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independent

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howard gardiner’s multiple intelligences - 8

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linguistic
logical mathematical 
spatial
musical
bodily kinesthetic 
naturalistic 
interpersonal 
intrapersonal
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analogies, math and logic problems

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logical-mathematical intelligecne

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control, coordination, surgeon, athlete

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bodily kinesthetic

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ability to classify living things, recognizing subtle changes in one’s environment

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naturalistic ability

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understand people’s emotions/ intentions motives/ work with people

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interpersonal

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know one self/ regulate one’s life

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intrapersonal

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components of emotional intelligence

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interpersonal

intrapersonal

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good at reading other people and know yourself

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emotional intelligence

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the mental capacity to acquire knowledge, reason, and solve problems effectively

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intelligence

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iq=

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mental age/chronological age X 100

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what is the usuall intelligence test

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stanford- binet

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a bell shaped curve describing the spread of a characteristic throughout a population

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normal distribution

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scores falling near the middle of a normal distribuion

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normal range

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what test is used today

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WAIS, WISC

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WAIS stands fo

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wechsler adult intelligence scale

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lower two percent of the IQ rang

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mental retardation

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upper two percent of the IQ range

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giftedness

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causes of mental retardation

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down syndrome
fetal alcohol
brain trauma

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found in individuals having a remarkable talent in one area but are slow in other areas

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savant syndrome

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average iq score

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100

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intellectually disabled iq score

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70 or below

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gifted iq score

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130 or above

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genetic causes of mental retardation

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missing/ extra chromosome

trisome 21

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what test is given at the school that is similiar to IQ tests

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olsat (otis lennon school ability test_

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a standard IQ test takes up to

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30-90 minutes

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an IQ tests gets longer as a person gets

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older

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when was the first Stanford-binet test

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1916

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the WPPSI stands for ___ and is for the ages up to

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Wechsler preschol and primary school intelligence scale

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the WISC is for children how old

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5- 16 years and 11 months

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WAIS- is for people how old

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16-90

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profoundly intellectually disabled have a score of

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below 20s

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very superior scores are above

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130

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the average range is

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90-109

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the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new experiences is known as

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intelligence

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_______ emotions is the ability to recognize them in faces, music, film, and stories

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perceiving

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encouraging breeding in people with more desirable traits and discouraging it among undesirables is called

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eugenics

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who was a big fan of eugenics

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the nazis

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the flynn effects causes intelligence tests to be reformed how often

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every 10 years

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intelligenc is a ______ because the characteristics are not directly observable

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hypothetical construct

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vocab and reading comprehension tests

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linguistic intelligence

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form mental images of objects and to think about their relationship in space

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spatial intelligecne

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classify living things as members of groups. recognize subtle changes in one’s environment

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naturalistic

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