Unit 2 - Intelligence (modules 37-41) Flashcards
Intelligence
The ability to learn from experience, solve problems and use knowledge to adapt to new situations
General Intelligence (g)
Underlies all mental abilities and is therefore measured by every task on an intelligence test
Factor Analysis
A statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items on a test; used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie a persons total score
Savant Syndrome
A condition in which a person otherwise limited in mental ability has an exceptional specific skill, such as in computation or drawing
Grit
In psychology, grit is passion and perseverance in the pursuit of long term goals
Emotional Intelligence
The ability to perceive, understand, manage and use emotions
Intelligence test
A method for assessing an individuals mental aptitudes and comparing them with those of others, using numerical scores
Achievement Test
A test designed to assess what a person has learned
Aptitude Test
A test designed to predict a person future performance; aptitude is the capacity to learn
Mental Age
The level of performance typically associated with children of a certain chronological age
Intelligence quotient (IQ)
The average performance for a given age
Standardization
Defining uniform testing procedures and meaningful scores by comparison of a performance of a protested group
Normal Curve
The bell - shaped curve that describes the distribution of many physical and psychological attributes
Reliability
The extent to which a test yields consistent results
Validity
The extent to which a test measures and predicts what it is supposed to
Content Validity
The extent to which a test samples the behavior that is of interest
Predictive Validity
The success in which a test predicts the behavior it is designed to predict
Cohort
A group of people sharing a common characteristic
Crystallized Intelligence
Our accumulated knowledge and verbal skills (increases with age)
Fluid Intelligence
Our ability to reason speedily and abstractly (decreases with age)
Intellectual Disability
A condition of limited mental ability, indicated by an intelligence test score of 70 or below and difficulty adapting to the demands of life
Down Syndrome
A condition of mild to severe intellectual disability and associated physical disorders caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21
Heritability
The proportion of variation among individuals in a group that we can attribute to genes
Stereotype Threat
A self-conforming concern that one will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype
