Chapter 9 Flashcards
1
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ability to think, understand, reason, cognitively adapt to and overcome obstacles
A
intelligence
2
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measure knowledge and thinking skills that an individual has acquired
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Achievement tests
3
Q
designed to measure an individual’s potential to perform well on a specific range of tasks
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Aptitude tests
4
Q
measurement of psychological traits and abilities – personality, attitudes, intelligence, etc.
A
Psychometrics
5
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test that has a set of questions/problems that are administered and scored in a uniform way across large numbers of individuals
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Standardized test
6
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stats that allow individuals to be evaluated relative to typical or standard score
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Norms
7
Q
measures variability around a mean
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Standard deviation
