ap psych

Question 1

what is intelligence

Answer 1

the ability to learn from experince, solve probelms, and use knowlege to adapt to new situations

Question 2

what is general intelligence

Answer 2

underlies specific mental abilities and is therefore measured by every task on an IQ test

Question 3

what is factor analysis

Answer 3

a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items on a test

Question 4

what are special abilities

Answer 4

specific to particular tasks

Question 5

what is savant syndrome

Answer 5

a condition in which a person otherwise limited in mental ability has an exceptional specific skill

Question 6

what is grit

Answer 6

passion and perseverance in the result of long term goals

Question 7

what is emotional intelligence

Answer 7

the ability to perceive, understand, manage and use emotions

Question 8

what is an achievement test

Answer 8

a test to see what a person has learned

Question 9

what is an aptitude test

Answer 9

predict a persons future performance

Question 10

what is mental age

Answer 10

the level of performance associated with a chronical age

Question 11

Carol Dweck

Answer 11

thought that the need for achievement is closely linked to personality facts, including view of self

Question 12

Weshler

Answer 12

IQ tests for children and adults

Question 13

Terman

Answer 13

revised Binets IQ test and established norms for American children ; show that IQ doesn’t necessarily lead to wonderful things in life

Question 14

Binet

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designed first IQ test

Question 15

Galton

Answer 15

interested in link between heredity and intelligence

Question 16

Sternburg

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tri theory of intelligence (analytical, creative and practical)

Question 17

Gardner

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theory of multiple intelligences

Question 18

L.L Thurnstone

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proposed that intelligence consisted of 7 different primary mental abilities

Question 19

Spearman

Answer 19

creator of “g-factor” or general intelligence

Question 20

what is stereotype threat

Answer 20

a self confirming concern that one will be evaluated based non a negative sterotype

Question 21

heritability

Answer 21

the ability of a trait to be passed down from 1 generation to the next (identical twins)

Question 22

what is down syndrome

Answer 22

intellectual disability but extra copy of 21 chromosome

Question 23

what is intellectual disability

Answer 23

a condition of limited mental ability

Question 24

what is longitudinal study

Answer 24

follow and retest some people over time

Question 25

what is fluid intelligence

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our ability to reason speedily abstractly ; decrease w age

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what is crystalized intelligence

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our accumulated knowledge and verbal skills ; increase with age

Question 27

what is a cohort

Answer 27

group of people from given time period

Question 28

what is predictive validity

Answer 28

the success with which. test predicts the behavior it is designed to predict

Question 29

what is validity

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the extent to which a test measures or predicts what its supposed to

Question 30

what is content validity

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

Question 31

what is reliability

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the extent to which a test yields consistent results

Question 32

what is normal curve

Answer 32

bell shaped curve

Question 33

what is standardization

Answer 33

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

Question 34

what is WAIS

Answer 34

the most widely used IQ test for adults