Intelligence Vocab Terms

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factor analysis

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identifies clusters of related items on a test

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intelligence

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mental quality consisting of the ability to learn

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general intelligence

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a general intelligence factor that according to spearman and others underlies specific mental abilities

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savant syndrome

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condition in which a person otherwise limited in mental ability has an exceptional specific skill

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emotional intelligence

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ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions

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creativity

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ability to produce novel and valuable ideas

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intelligence test

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method for assessing an individual’s mental aptitudes

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mental age

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measure of intelligence test performance

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Stanford-Binet

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widely used American revision of Binet’s original intelligence test

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intelligence quotient

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ratio of mental age to chronological age multiplied by 100 (IQ)

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aptitude test

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designed to predict a person’s future performance

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achievement test

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designed to assess what a person had learned

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Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale

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the WAIS is the most widely used intelligence test; contains verbal and performance subtracts

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standardization

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defining meaningful scores by comparison with the performance of a pretreated standardized group

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normal curve

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symmetrical bell-shaped curve that describes the distribution of many physical and psychological attributes

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reliability

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extent to which a test yields consistent result

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validity

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extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to

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content validity

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extent to which a test samples the behavior that is of interest

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criterion

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behavior that a test is designed to predict

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predictive validity

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success with which a test predicts the behavior it is designed to predict

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mental retardation

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condition of limited mental ability

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Down syndrome

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condition of retardation and associated physical disorders cause by an extra chromosome in one’s genetic makeup

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stereotype threat

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self-confirming concern that one will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype