Intelligence Flashcards
Intelligence
Mental quality consisting of the ability to learn from experience, solve problems and use knowledge to adapt to new situations
Factor analysis
A statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items on a test
General intelligence
A general intelligence factor that underlies specific mental abilities and is therefore measured by every task on an intelligence test (Spearman)
Savant syndrome
A condition in which a person otherwise limited in mental ability has an exceptional, specific skill
Emotional intelligence
The ability to perceive, understand, manage and use emotions
Creativity
The ability to produce novel and valuable ideas
Intelligence test
A method for assessing an individual’s mental aptitudes and comparing them with those of others
Mental age
A measure of intelligence test performance; the chronological age that typically corresponds to a given level of performance (Binet)
Stanford-Binet
The widely used American revision of Binet’s original intelligence test (Lewis Terman)
Intelligence Quotient (IQ)
On contemporary intelligence tests, the average performance for a given age is assigned a score of 100
(mental age/current age)x100
Aptitude test
A test designed to predict a person’s future performance (capacity to learn)
Achievement test
A test designed to assess what a person has learned
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
The WAIS is the most widely used intelligence test; contains verbal and performance subtests
Standardization
Defining meaningful scores by comparison with the performance of a pretested standardization group
Normal curve
The symmetrical bell shaped curve that describes the distribution of many physical and psychological attributes
Reliability
The extent to which a test yields consistent results, as assessed by the consistency of scores on two halves of the test, an alternate form of the test or by retesting
Validity
The extent to which a test measures or predicts what it’s suppose to
Content validity
The extent to which a test samples the behavior that is of interest
Criterion
The behavior that a test is designed to predict
Predictive validity
The success with which a test predicts the behavior t is designed to predict
Mental retardation
A condition of limited ability
Down syndrome
A condition of retardation that is associated with physical disorders caused by an extra chromosome in one’s genetic makeup
Stereotype threat
A self-confirming concern that one will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype
