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AP Psychology - Ch. 11: Intelligence Flashcards

Key terms from Ch. 11 in Psychology (Myers 7E)

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1493225807intelligence testa method for assessing an individual's mental aptitudes and comparing them with those of others using numerical scores0
1493225809mental agea measure of intelligence test performance devised by Alfred Binet; the chronological age that most typically corresponds to a given level of performance1
1493225811Stanford-Binetthe widely-used American revision of Binet's original intelligence test2
1493225812intelligence quotientthe ratio of mental age to chronological age multiplied by 100.3
1493225814intelligencea mental quality consisting of the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations4
1493225816factor analysisa statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items on a test; used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie one's total score5
1493225817general intelligencean intelligence factor that Charles Spearman and others believed underlies specific mental abilities and is therefore measured by every task on an intelligence test6
1493225819Savant syndromea condition in which a person otherwise limited in mental ability has an exceptional specific skill, such as computing or drawing7
1493225821emotional intelligencethe ability to perceive, express, understand, and regulate emotions8
1493225823creativitythe ability to produce novel valuable ideas9
1493225825standardizationdefining meaningful scores by comparison with the performance of a pretested group10
1493225826normal curvethe symmetrical bell-shaped curve that describes the distribution of many physical and psychological attributes. Most scores fall near the average, and fewer and fewer scores lie near the extremes.11
1493225828reliabilitythe extent to which a test yields consistent results, as assessed by the consistency of scores on two halves of the test, on alternate forms of the test, or on retesting12
1493225830validitythe extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to13
1493225832content validitythe extent to which a test samples the behavior that is of interest14
1493225833criterionthe behavior that a test is designed to predict15
1493225834predictive validitythe success with which a test foretells the behavior it is designed to foretell; assessed by computing the correlation between test scores and the criterion behavior. (also called criterion-related validity)16
1493225835mental retardationa condition of limited mental ability, indicated by an intelligence score below 70 and difficulty in adapting to the demands of life; varies from mild to profound17
1493225836Down syndromea condition of retardation and associated physical disorders caused by an extra chromosome in one's genetic make-up.18
1493225837stereotype threata self-confirming concern that one will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype.19
1493225838IntelligenceMental quality consisting of the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations.20
1493225839CriterionThe behavior the test is designed to predict.21
1493225840Mental retardationA condition of limited mental ability, indicated by an intelligence score of 70 or below and difficulty in adapting to the demands of life; varies from mild to profound.22

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