intellegince

Question 1

Intelligence

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All-purpose ability to do well on cognitive tasks, to solve problems, and to learn from experience.

Question 2

g factor

Answer 2

refers to the existence of a broad mental capacity that influences performance on cognitive ability measures

Question 3

Validity

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refers to the ability of a test to measure what it was designed to measure

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internal validity

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the degree to which the results are attributable to the independent variable and not some other rival explanation.

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external validity

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the extent to which the results of a study can generalization.

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face validity

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the degree to which a procedure, appears effective in terms of its stated aims.

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content validity

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how well a measure effects the entire range of material it is supposed to be testing.

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Criterion related validity (concurrent validity)

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how much of a characteristic a person has now.

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Criterion related validity(predicitive validity)

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measures future perfomance.

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Constructive validity

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is the degree to which a test measures what is claims, or purports to be measuring.

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Reliability

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the extent to which a test yields a consistent, reproducible measure of performance.

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split-half reliability

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test is split into two, each half is tested, if the scores are consistent, then the test is reliable (the closer the correlation is to +1, the more reliable)

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Equivalent form reliability

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the consistency of measurement based on the correlation between scores on two similar forms of the same test taken by the same subject.

Question 14

test retest reliability

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administering the same test twice over a period of time a group of individuals. The scores from Time 1 and Time 2 can be then correlated in order to evaluate the test for stability over time.

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Standardization

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The development of uniform procedures for administering and scoring a test, and the creation of norms (performance standards) for the test.

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norms

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performance standards

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Z scores

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how many standard deviations away from the mean

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psychometricians

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people who make tests (ETS, educational testing service makes the SAT).

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power tests

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the questions get increasingly difficult. Gauges what difficulty level you can get to.

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Speed test

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large number of questions asked in a short amount of time, insufficient time is given
goal: see how fast someone can solve problems

Question 21

achievement tests

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measure what one has learned or accomplished

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aptitude test

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measure ability or potential
-SAT
-IQ

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IQ (intelligence quotient)

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a score attained on tests of symbolic or reasoning abilities

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Alfred Binet

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French 1904- test to place kids in
special schools based on aptitude
Compared a person’s mental
abilities to the mental abilities
that are typical for a particular
age group

Question 25

Lewis Terman

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went to Stanford
and used IQ for the military
during WWI for officers
Now called Stanford-Binet IQ test

Question 26

Stanford Binet IQ

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first important IQ test in the english language by Lewis Terman

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intellectual disability

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a condition of limited mental ability in which an
individual has a low IQ

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Flynn effect

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finding that average IQ scores have
been rising at a rate of approximately 3 points per
decade

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Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC)

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an individual test developed especially for school-aged
children; it yields verbal, performance, and full scale IQ

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Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale(WAIS)

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the WAIS is the most widely used intelligence test; contains verbal and performance (nonverbal) subtests

Question 31

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale(WAIS)

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the WAIS is the most widely used intelligence test; contains verbal and performance (nonverbal) subtests

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Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory of Intelligence

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intelligences comes in three forms
analytical, creative, and practical.

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analytical intelligence

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ability to analyze, judge, evaluate, compare and
contrast

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Creative intelligence

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ability to create, design, invent, originate, and imagine.

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practical intelligence

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ability to use, apply, implement, and put ideas into practice

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Thurstone’s primary mental abilities

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Intelligence theory that our intelligence may be broken
down into 7 factors:
word fluency, verbal comprehension, spatial ability,
perceptual speed, numerical ability, inductive reasoning, and
memory

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Howards gardners theory of multiple intelligences

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Nine types of intelligences
Verbal
Mathematical
Spatial
Bodily-kinesthetic
Musical
Interpersonal
Intrapersonal
Naturalist
Existentialist

Question 38

Goleman Emotional intelligence

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The ability to perceive and express emotion accurately and adaptively, to understand emotion and emotional knowledge, to use feelings to facilitate thought, and to manage emotions in oneself and others.
-EQ

Question 39

Heredity

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the proportion of observable differences among
people in a group that can be explained by the genetic
differences in the genes of the group members