Chapter 8: Learning Flashcards
Validity
If a test is designed to measure the material covered in a class and in the book chapter
Chronological age (CA) - actual age in years
Mental age of 8 /Chronological age of 10 X 100 = 80
Intelligence
The cognitive ability to learn from experience, to reason well, and to cope effectively with the demands of living.`
cognition
The intellectual process through which information is obtained, transformed, stored, retrieved, and used
What shape is the normal distribution of IQ scores arranged?
A bell
Standardization
reading the identical directions to every person taking and intelligence
Trial and error
a problem solving strategy that involves testing one possible solution after another
Darold treffert
an expert on Savant Syndrome