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6191589058reificationviewing an abstract immaterial concept as if it were a concrete thing0
6191589059intelligencemental quality consisting of the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations1
6191589060Charles Spearmanused and developed factor analysis (identifies clusters of related items)2
6191589061general intelligence (g)underlies specific mental abilities and is therefore measured by every task on an intelligence test3
6191589062L. L Thurstoneopponent to Spearman seven clusters of primary mental abilities4
6191589063Howard Gardneralso disagreed with Spearman concept of multiple (8) intelligence came up with idea of savants5
6191589064savantscondition where a person has limited mental ability but is exceptional in one area6
6191589065Gardeners Multiple Intelligencesvisual/spatial verbal/linguistic musical/rhythmic logical/mathematical bodily/kinesthetic interpersonal interpersonal natural7
6191589066gritpassion and perseverance in the pursuit of long-term goals8
6191589067analytic intelligence(academic-problem-solving) traditional intelligence traits9
6191589068creative intelligencereacting adaptively to novel situations and generating novel ideas10
6191589069practical intelligencerequired for everyday tasks where multiple solutions exist11
6191589070emotional (social) intelligenceperceiving emotions understanding emotions managing emotions using emotions12
6191589071delayed gratification (self-discipline)is the key to long term success (according to the Stanford Marshmallow Experiment)13
6191589074Alfred Binethelped label kid's mental ages to help predict future performance14
6191589075mental agethe chronological age that most typically corresponds to a given level of performance15
6191589076Lewis TermanStanford-Binet Test widely used American revision (by Terman at Stanford University) of Binet's original intelligence test16
6191589077IQ score(Mental Age/Chronological Age) x 10017
6191589078Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)most widely used intelligence test; contains verbal and performance (nonverbal) subtests18
6191589079performance subtestspatial relations, perceptual skills, and speed of thinking19
6191589080verbal subtestlanguage based and abstract cognitive skills20
6191589081Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC)similar to WAIS 6-16 year olds21
6191589082what IQ measuresa person's cognitive ability compared to population at large mental speed and span of your working memory22
6191589083achievement testa test designed to asses what a person has learned23
6191589084aptitude testa test designed to predict a person's future performance, aptitude is the capacity to learn24
6191589085standardiationdefining uniform testing procedures and meaningful scores by comparison with the performance of a pretested group (Representative sample) form a normal distribution or bell curve25
6191589086normal curve (normal distribution)symmetrical, bell shaped curve that describes the distribution of many types of data most scores fall near the mean26
619158908768%Amount of people with IQs between 85 and 115 (one SD of the mean)27
619162436995%Amount of people with IQs between 70 and 130 (two SD of the mean)28
6191589088The Flynn Effectintelligence scores have risen throughout the last 100 years or so (due to environment)29
6191589089reliabilitywhen it yields consistant results30
6191589090split- half reliabilitydividing the test into two equal halves and assessing how consistent the scores are31
6191589091alternate-forms reliabilityusing different varieties of the test to measure consistency between them32
6191589092test-retest reliabilityusing the same test on two occasions to measure consitency33
6191589093validitythe extent to which a test measures what it is supposed to meaure34
6191589094content validityextent to which a test accurately measure the subject intended to measure (entirety, breadth, etc.)35
6191589095predictive validitythe extent to which test score forecasts future behaviors or results36
6191589096criterion validityscores on a particular test are positively correlated with scores on another existing and well established test (criterion) of the same skill, trait, ability37
6191589097cohorta group of people from a given time period (longitudinal study)38
6191589098crystallized intelligenceour accumulated knowledges reflected in vocabulary and analogies tests increases with age39
6191589099fluid intelligenceour ability to reason speedily and abstractly, as when solving novel logic problems decreases with age40
6191589100intellectual disabilitylimited mental ability intelligence score of 70 or below formerly referred to as mental retardation41
6191589101down syndromemild to severe intellectual disability and associated physical disorders extra copy of chromosome 2142
6191589102High Intelligencetypically 130 IQ and above gifted education programs43
6191589103z-scoretells us whether a particular score is equal to the mean. below the mean or above the mean, by how many standard deviations44
6191589104percentile rankpercentage of scores that fall below a given score45
6191589105heritabilityproportion of variation among individuals that we can attribute to genes46
6191589106stereotype threata self-confirming concern that one will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype47
6191665237SternbergCame up with the theory of Three Intelligences (analytical, creative, & practical)48

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