Chapter 11

Question 0

Reification

Answer 0

Viewing an abstract immaterial concept as if it were a concrete thing

Question 1

Intelligence

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Factor Analysis

Answer 2

Statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items on a test that measure a common ability

Question 3

Charles spearman

Answer 3

Helped develop factor analysis believed there is also general intelligence

Question 4

L. L. Thurstone

Answer 4

Identified 7 clusters of primary mental abilities
Did not believe in G factor
Did not rank subject on single scale like Spearman

Question 5

Howard Gardner

Answer 5

Agrees with Thurstone

Studies people with exceptional abilities

Question 6

Savant Syndrome

Answer 6

Limited in mental ability has exceptional specific skill like drawing

Question 7

Emotional intelligence

Answer 7

The ability to perceive manage and use emotions

Question 8

Robert Sternberg

Answer 8

Triarchic theory- 3 intelligences

Question 9

Creativity

Answer 9

The ability to produce novel and valuable ideas

Question 10

Intelligence tests

Answer 10

A test for assessing a persons mental aptitudes and comparing them with others scores

Question 11

Alfred Binet

Answer 11

Mental age test

Question 12

Mental Age

Answer 12

The chronological age that corresponds to a given level

Question 13

Lewis Terman

Answer 13

Changed binets test changed to test superior adults

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Stanford- Binet

Answer 14

American revision of Binets intelligence test

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Intelligence Quotient

Answer 15

Ratio of mental age to chronicle age multiplied by 100

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Aptitude Tests

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A test designed to predict a persons future performances aptitude: capacity to learn

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Achievement tests

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A test designed to access what a person has learned

Question 18

WAIS

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Most widely used intelligence test, contains verbal and performance subtests

Question 19

Standardization

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

Question 20

Normal curve

Answer 20

Bell shaped curve that describes the distribution of physical and psychological attributes

Question 21

Reliability

Answer 21

Extent to which a test yields consistent results

Question 22

Validity

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

Question 23

Mental Retardation

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A condition of limited mental ability indicated by intelligence score of 70 or below

Question 24

Down Syndrome

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Caused by an extra chromosome in ones genetic

Question 25

General Intelligence

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Measured by every task on an intelligence test that underlies specific mental abilities

Question 26

The Flynn Effect

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Intelligence test performance has been improving

Question 27

Stereotype Threat

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

Question 28

Criterion

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The behavior that a test is designed to predict

Question 29

Content validity

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

Question 30

Predictive Validity

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The success with which a test PREDICTS the behavior it is designed to predict