terminology Flashcards
achievement test
gauge a person’s mastery and knowledge of various participants
aptitude test
assess specific types of mental abilities.
contrust validity
the extent to which there is evidence that a test measures a particular hypothetical construct.
content validity
refers to the degree to which the content of a test is representative of the domain it’s supposed to cover.
convergent thinking
one tries to narrow down a list of alternatives to converge on a single correct answer.
criterion-related validity
is estimated by correlating participants’ scores on a test with their scores on an independent criterion (another measure) of the trait assessed by the test.
crystallized intelligence
involves reasoning ability, memory capacity, and speed of information processing. Crystallized intelligence involves ability to apply acquired knowledge and skills in problem solving.
deviation IQ scores
that locate participants precisely within the normal distribution, using the standard deviation as the unit of measurement.
divergent thinking
one tries to expand the range of alternatives by generating many possible solutions.
emotional intelligence
consists of the ability to perceive and express emotion, assimilate emotion in thought, understand and reason with emotion, and regulate emotion.
factor analysis
correlations among many variables are analyzed to identify closely related clusters of variables.
fluid intelligence
involves reasoning ability, memory capacity, and speed of information processing. Crystallized intelligence involves ability to apply acquired knowledge and skills in problem solving.
heritability ratio
is an estimate of the proportion of trait variability in a population that is determined by variations in genetic inheritance.
intellectual disability
refers to general mental ability accompanied by deficiencies in adaptive skills, originating before age 18.
inteligence quotient
is a child’s mental age divided by chronological age, multiplied by 100.
inteligence test
measure general mental ability.
mental age
indicated that they displayed the mental ability typical of a child of that chronological (actual) age.
normal distribution
is a symmetric, bell-shaped curve that represents the pattern in which many characteristics are dispersed in the population.
percentile scores
indicates the percentage of people who score at or below the score one has obtained.
personality test
measure various aspects of personality, including motives, interests, values, and attitudes.
psychological test
is a standardized measure of a sample of a person’s behaviour.
reaction range
refer to these genetically determined limits on IQ (or other traits).
reliability
refers to the measurement consistency of a test (or of other kinds of measurement techniques).
standardization
refers to the uniform procedures used in the administration and scoring of a test.
test norms
provide information about where a score on a psychological test ranks in relation to other scores on that test.
