Chapter 11

Question 0

A statistical procedure that identifies factors, or clusters of related items, that seem to define a common ability

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Factor analysis

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Most experts define this as the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations

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Intelligence

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According to spearman and others, is a general factor that underlies each of the more specific mental abilities identified through factor analysis

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General intelligence

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The ability to perceive manage, understand and use emotions

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Emotional intelligence

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Most experts agree that this refers to an ability to produce novel and valuable ideas

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Creativity

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Measure peoples mental aptitudes and compare them to others through numerical scores

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Intelligence tests

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A concept introduced by Binet, this is a chronological age that most typically corresponds to a given level of performance

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Mental age

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Lewis Termans widely use revision of Binet’s original intelligence test

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Standford-Binet

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Was defined originally as the ratio of mental age to chronological age multiplied by 100.

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Intelligence quotient

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Designed to predict figure performance.

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Aptitude

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Measure a persons current knowledge

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Achievements tests

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Is the most widely used intelligent test. Individually administered.

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Wechsler adult intelligence scale

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Is the process do defining meaningful scores by comparison with a pretreated standardization group

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Standardization

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Is a bell shaped curve that represents the distribution of many physical and psychological attributes

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Normal curve

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Is the extent to which a test produces consistent results

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Reliability

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Is the degree to which a fear measures or predicts what it is supposed to.

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Validity

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

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Content validity

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Is the behavior the test is designed to predict.

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Criterion

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Is the extent to which a test predicts the behavior it is designed to predict

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Predictive validity

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The two criteria that designate this are an IQ below 70 and difficulty adapting to the normal demands of independent living

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Mental retardation

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A common cause Of severe retardation and associated physical disorders. This is usually the result of an extras chromosome in the persons genetic makeup

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Down syndrome

Question 21

Is the phenomenon in which a lessons concern that he or she will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype is actually followed by lower performance

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Stereotype threat