Advanced Placement Psychology
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| 6221203828 | intelligence test | a method for assessing an individual's mental aptitudes and comparing them with those of others, using numerical scores. |  | 0 |
| 6221203829 | intelligence | mental quality consisting of the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations. it is one's potential, not what they achieve. |  | 1 |
| 6221203830 | general intelligence | a general intelligence factor that, according to Spearman and others, underlies specific mental abilities and is therefore measured by every task on an intelligence test. |  | 2 |
| 6221203831 | factor analysis | a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items (called factors) on a test; used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie a person's total score. |  | 3 |
| 6221203832 | savant syndrome | a condition in which a person otherwise limited in mental ability has an exceptional specific skill, such as in computation or drawing. |  | 4 |
| 6221203833 | emotional intelligence | the ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions. Daniel Goleman developed a theory concerning it that focused on the importance of self control, empathy, and awareness of one's own emotions. |  | 5 |
| 6221203834 | mental age | The average age at which children could successfully answer a particular level of questions. a measure of intelligence devised by Binet; the age at which a person is mentally performing at. It can be higher, lower, or the same as their chronological age. |  | 6 |
| 6221203835 | Stanford-Binet | the widely used American revision of Binet's original intelligence test. Louis Terman of Stanford University created it. |  | 7 |
| 6221203836 | intelligence quotient (IQ) | Originally defined as the mental age divided by chronological age multiplied by 100 Developed by Louis Terman. |  | 8 |
| 6221203837 | achievement tests | tests designed to assess what a person has learned. The AP Psychology Exam is an example |  | 9 |
| 6221203838 | aptitude tests | tests designed to predict a person's future performance; aptitude is the capacity to learn. SAT, and IQ test are examples |  | 10 |
| 6221203839 | Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) | the most widely used intelligence test; contains verbal and performance (nonverbal) subtests. |  | 11 |
| 6221203840 | standardization | The process of giving the test to a large group of representative and randomly selected people to establish consistent methods administration. |  | 12 |
| 6221203842 | normal curve | a symmetrical, bell-shaped curve that describes the distribution of many types of data; most scores fall near the mean (68 percent fall within one standard deviation of it) and fewer and fewer near the extremes. |  | 13 |
| 6221203843 | reliability | the extent to which a test yields consistent results. a test can be reliable but not valid. Can determine by retesting or by comparing the consistency of scores on two halves of the test (split half reliability) |  | 14 |
| 6221203844 | validity | the extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to. In order for a test to be valid it has to be reliable. | | 15 |
| 6221203845 | content validity | the extent to which a test samples the behavior that is of interest. The AP Psychology exam will measure your knowledge of Psychology, and not Chemistry. |  | 16 |
| 6221203846 | predictive validity | the success with which a test predicts the behavior it is designed to predict; it is assessed by computing the correlation between test scores and the criterion behavior. The SATs have predictive validity. |  | 17 |
| 6221203847 | intellectual disability | (formerly referred to as mental retardation) a 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. |  | 18 |
| 6221203848 | Howard Garnder | Developed the theory of Multiple Intelligences |  | 19 |
| 6221203849 | Louis Terman | Pioneer in the field of intelligence. Conducted the famous "termite" study, also created the Stanford-Binet test and the IQ formula. |  | 20 |
| 6221203850 | Terman's Termites | Landmark longitudinal study on intelligence that put to rest many myths regarding genius |  | 21 |
| 6221203851 | Robert Sternberg | Developed the Triarchic Theory of Intelligence |  | 22 |
| 6221203852 | Alfred Binet | Created the first known intelligence test and developed the concept of mental age. |  | 23 |
| 6221203853 | David Wechsler | Created what is today the most popular IQ test. |  | 24 |
| 6221203854 | Multiple Intelligences | Theory created by Howard Gardner that there are many types of intelligences such as musical, interpersonal, naturalist, and bodily-kinetics. Come critics say these are more abilities than intelligences |  | 25 |
| 6221203855 | Triarchic Theory | Robert Sternberg's theory that intelligence is composed of Analytic Intelligence, Creative Intelligence, and Practical Intelligence. |  | 26 |
| 6221203856 | Charles Spearman | Saw intelligence as being composed of the g factor (ability to reason and solve problems) and the s factor (specific intelligence) |  | 27 |
| 6221203860 | Cultural bias | Tendency for IQ tests to reflect the language, culture, history, and customs of the people who designed the test. |  | 28 |
| 6221203861 | heritability | Proportion of change that is due to genetic factors. For intelligence, it is about 50%. Estimates of heritability apply to groups, not individuals. |  | 29 |
| 6221203862 | stereotype threat | just being aware of negative stereotypes that apply to your group can negatively impact your performance on intelligence tests |  | 30 |
| 6221203863 | Grammar | System of rules that govern a language. For instance, in English, we put the adjective before the noun- pretty sunset. |  | 31 |
| 6221203869 | Noam Chomsky | Linguist who theorized that humans are born with the innate ability to understand and produce language. The complexities of language are hard wired in us |  | 32 |
| 6221203875 | Critical Period Hypothesis | Theory that if one's Language Acquisition Device is not activated withing the first few years of life, the person will never fully acquire language. Likewise, if a second language is not introduced before puberty, the person's acquisition will be limited and they will speak that language with an accent. |  | 33 |
| 6221203876 | Flynn Effect | Idea that over the course of history, intelligence has increased due to factors such as better diet and health and technological advancements. |  | 34 |
