Chapter 9

Question 1

Achievement

Answer 1

Knowledge and skills gained from experience and education

Question 2

Intelligence

Answer 2

The capacity to learn from experiences, solve problems, and adapt to a changing environment

Question 3

Mental Age

Answer 3

The level of intellectual functioning which is compared to chronological age to give an IQ

Question 4

Intelligence Quotient

Answer 4

The ratio of mental age to chronological age multiplied by 100; the average performance for a given age is assigned a score of 100

Question 5

Transformed Score

Answer 5

A score that has been changed from a raw score in a systematic way

Question 6

Reliability

Answer 6

The extent to which a test yields consistent results

Question 7

Test-Retest Reliability

Answer 7

A method determining the reliability of a test by comparing a test taker’s scores on the same test taken on separate occasions

Question 8

Validity

Answer 8

The extent to which a test measures what it is supposed to measure

Question 9

Mental Retardation

Answer 9

Intellectual functioning that is below average, as indicated by an intelligence score at or below 70

Question 10

Gifted

Answer 10

A term used to describe children with IQ scores above 130 or children with outstanding talents for performing at much higher levels than other of the same age and background

Question 11

Creativity

Answer 11

The ability to invent new solutions to problems or to create original or ingenious materials

Question 12

Heritability

Answer 12

The proportion of variation among individuals that can be attributed to genes