Unit 10 Flashcards
factor analysis
tests specific categories with long questions
general intelligence
ones underlying ability relevant to every task on intelligence test
multiple intelligence
the most widely accepted theory of multiple intelligence- different kinds of intelligence
analytical intelligence
school smarts, traditional academic problem solving
creative intelligence
ability to create and generate novel ideas
pratical intellegence
street smarts, skill at handling everyday tasks
emotional intellegence
ability to perceive, understand, and regulate emotions
savant syndrome
a condition in which a person otherwise limited in mental ability has an amazing specific skill
intelligence test
a method for assessing an individuals mental aptitudes and comparing them to others
Francis Galton
quantifying superiority, first to quantify peoples mental abilities
Alfred Binet
predicts school achievement by nurture
aptitude test
a test designed to predict a persons future performance (ACT)
acheviement test
a test designed to assess what a person has learned
mental age
the verge age a person reaches the same ability
iq
intelligence quotient, a measure of a persons reasoning ability
wechsler adult intelligence scale
gives overall intelligence score as well as verbal and performance score
standardization
defing meaningful scores by comparing to a pretested standarized group
reliability
the test will be constant and yields constant results
validity
the extent to which a test measures or predicts what is supposed to
context validity
the extent to which a test samples the behavior that is of interest
criterion
the behavior that a test is designed to predict, the measure weather the test has predictive validity
predictive validity
the success with which a test predicts the behavior it is designed to predict
normal curve
a curve that shows the probability of something happening, 68% of people are 1 std away from 100
flynn effect
over time, intellegece scores increase
cohort
sharing a common characteristic
intellectual disability
a condition of limited mental ability (iq lower than 70)
down syndrome
a condition of intellectual disability and associated physical disorders caused by and extra chromosome
crystallized intellegence
knowledge that comes from prior learning or experience
fluid intellegence
ability to generate and manipulate information in real time
heritability
the proportion of variation among individuals that we can attribute to genes
creativity
the ability to produce novel and valuable ideas
stereotype threat
when a person feels at risk of conforming to negative stereotypes about his or her race
