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Testing & Individual Differences Flashcards

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Intelligence

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Mental quality consisting of the ability to learn from experience , solve problems , & use knowledge to adapt to new situations

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Intelligence test

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A method for assessing an individuals mental aptitudes & comparing them w those of others , using numerical scores

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General intelligence

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A general intelligence factor that , according to spearman & others underlies specific mental abilities & is there fore measured by every task on an intelligence test

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Factor analysis

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A statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items on a test ; used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlies a person score

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Savant syndrome

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A condition in which a person other wise limited in mental ability has an exceptional specific skill , such as drawing

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Grit

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Is a passion & perseverance in the pursuit of long term goals

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Emotional intelligence

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The ability to perceive , understand , manage , & use emotions

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Spear man general intelligence

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Basic intelligence predicts our abilities to varied academic areas
S : different abilities , verbal
Considerations : human abilities too diverse to be encapsulated by one factor

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Thur stone primary mental abilities

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Our intelligence may be broken down into seven factors
S : a single g score is not as informative as scores for seven primary mental abilities
Considerations : show a tend to cluster

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Gardner multiple intelligences

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Our abilities are best classified into eight independent intelligence ; which include a broad range of skills
S : more than just skills ; other abolish are important
Considerations : should our abilities be considered intelligences ?

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Sternberg triarchic theory

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Our intelligence is best classified into three areas that predict real word success : analytical , creative , & practical
S : reliably measured
Considerations : less independent , may actually share an underlying g factor

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Mental age

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A measure of intelligence test performance devised by Binet ; the chronological age that most typically corresponds to a given level of performance

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Stanford Binet

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The widely used American revision of Binet original intelligence test

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Achievement test

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A test designed to asses what a person has learned

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Aptitude test

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A test designed to predict a persons future performance

Capacity to learn

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Wechsler adult intelligence scale

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The most widely used intelligence test contains verbal and performance subtestp

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Standardization

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Defining uniform testing procedures meaningful scores by comparison with the performance of a pre-tested group

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Reliability

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The extent to which a test yields consistent results as assessed by the consistency of scores on tao halves of the test , on alternate forms of the test

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Validity

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The extent to which a test measure or predicts what it is suppose to

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Content validity

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

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Predictive validity

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The success w which a test predicts the behavior it is designed to predict ; it is assessed by computing the correlation between test score & behavior

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Cohort

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A group of people from a given time period

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Crystallized intelligence

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Our accumulated knowledge& verbal skills ; tends to increase w age

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Fluid intelligence

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Our ability to reason speedily & abstractly ; tends to decrease during late adult hood

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Intellectual disability

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A condition of limited mental ability indicated by an intelligence score of 70 or below & difficulty in adapting to the demands of life

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Down syndrome

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A condition of mild to severe intellectual disability and associated physical disorders caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21

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Heritability

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The proportion of variation among individuals that we can attribute to genes
Trait may vary

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Stereotype threat

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

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Name Robert Sternberg three intelligence

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Analytical
Creative
Practical

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Why we’re intelligence test created ?

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To explain intelligence & to document scientists assumptions about ethnic & immigrant groups

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Who were the key people who helped to create some of the first tests ?

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Alfred Binet started the modern intelligence testing movement
Terman created standford Binet

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IQ formula

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Mental age / chronological age * 100

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Cross sectional study

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A study which people of different ages are compared w one another

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Longitudinal study

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Research in which the same people are testified & re tested over a long period

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Who conducted a study of high IQ children & what did he discover ?

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Lewis Terman discovered that kids w high IQ scores become doctors & lawyers

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Explain two environment effects that might help poverty level school children develop better cognitive skills

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More educated teachers & proper nutrition

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Carol Dwedk theory

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By believing that intelligence is biologically set & unchanging can lead to this

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Three reasons why racial differences in intelligence might be caused by environment factors

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By gender being more superior
Language
Schooling & parenting styling

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Different cultures deem intelligent ..

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As however makes you success in their culture

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Analytical

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Tests
Well defined problems
Logical & simple

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Creative

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Ability to adapt to novel situations

Exhausting skills & knowledge

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Practical

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Ability to adapt to the environment

Street smart

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Cluster intelligence

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Louis Thur stone

Seven primary mental abilities

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What do brain studies show

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That brain size & intelligence are positively correlated

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Most widely used intelligence test

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WAIS

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First intelligence test

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Binet

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Flynn effect

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People getting smarter as time goes on

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Factors that an affect IQ

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Gender
Race 
Wealth 
Genes 
Health issues
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Spatial

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Visualizing the world in 3D

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Interpersonal

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Sensing people’s feelings & motives

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Intra personal

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Understanding yourself

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Linguistic

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Finding the right words to express what you mean

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Naturalist

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Understanding living things & reading nature

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Musical

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Discerning sounds & their pitch & tone

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Logical

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Logical problems

Math

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Existential

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Tackling the questions of why we live & why we die

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Bodily kinesthetic

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Coordinating your mind w your body

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