Unit 11 Vocab

Question 1

Intelligence Test

Answer 1

A method for assessing and individuals mental aptitude and comparing them with those of others, using numerical scores

Question 2

Intelligence

Answer 2

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

Question 3

General Intelligence (g)

Answer 3

General intelligence factor that, according to spearmen and others, underlies specific mental abilities and is therefore measured by every task on an intelligence test

Question 4

Factor Analysis

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Hey statistical procedure that identifies clusters related items called factors on a test; used to identify different dimensions of the performance that underlie a persons total score

Question 5

Savant Syndrome

Answer 5

A condition in which a person otherwise limited in mental ability has an exceptional specific skill, such as in computation or drawing

Question 6

Emotional Intelligence

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Mental Age

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They measure of intelligence test performance devised by B’nai, the chronological age that most typically corresponds to a given level of performance. Thus, a child who does well as the average eight-year-old is said to have a mental age of eight

Question 8

Stanford-Binet

Answer 8

The widely used American revision, by Turman at Stanford university, of Beneze original intelligent test

Question 9

Intelligence Quotient (IQ)

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Defined originally as the ratio of mental age to chronological age multiplied by 100. Thus I Q equals MA divided by CA times 100. And contemporary intelligent test, the average performance forgiven age is a signed score of 100

Question 10

Achievement Tests

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Test designed to assess what a person has learned

Question 11

Aptitude Tests

Answer 11

Test designed to protect a persons future performance; aptitude just a capacity to learn

Question 12

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)

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

Question 13

Standardization

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Defining meaningful scores by comparison with the performance of a pretested group

Question 14

Normal Curve

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The symmetrical, bell shaped curve that describes the distribution of many physical and psychological attributes. Most scores fall near the average, and you were in fewer scores like near the extremes

Question 15

Reliability

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The extent to which a test-year-olds consistent results, as assessed by the consistency of scores on 2/2 of the test, or on retesting

Question 16

Validity

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

Question 17

Content Validity

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

Question 18

Predictive Validity

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The success with which a test predicts the behavior it is designed to predict; it is assessed by computing the correlation between test scores and criteria on behavior

Question 19

Intellectual Disability

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A condition of limited mental ability; indicated by intelligence score of 70 or below on difficulty in adapting to the demands of life; varies from mild to profound

Question 20

Down Syndrome

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Condition of intellectual disability and associated physical disorders caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21

Question 21

Stereotype Threat

Answer 21

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