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9131400761intelligencemental quality consisting of the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations0
9131400762Charles Spearmanused and developed factor analysis (identifies clusters of related items) and argued in the g factor (general intelligence)1
9131400763general intelligence (g)a general intelligence factor that according to Spearman and others underlies specific mental abilities and is therefore measured by every task on an intelligence test2
9131400764L. L ThurstoneHe stated that there are 7 primary mental abilities including reasoning, verbal comprehension and memory.3
9131400765Howard GardnerHe said abilities are best classified into 8 intelligence including spatial, musical, logical-mathematical, linguistic, naturalist, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and bodily-kinesthetic.4
9131400766savantscondition where a person has limited mental ability but is exceptional in one area5
9131400767Gardeners Multiple Intelligencesvisual/spatial verbal/linguistic musical/rhythmic logical/mathematical bodily/kinesthetic interpersonal interpersonal natural6
9131400768gritpassion and perseverance in the pursuit of long-term goals7
9131400769analytic intelligence(academic-problem-solving) traditional intelligence traits8
9131400770creative intelligencereacting adaptively to novel situations and generating novel ideas9
9131400771practical intelligencerequired for everyday tasks where multiple solutions exist10
9131400772emotional (social) intelligenceperceiving emotions understanding emotions managing emotions using emotions11
9131400773delayed gratification (self-discipline)is the key to long term success (according to the Stanford Marshmallow Experiment)12
9131400774Alfred Binethelped label kid's mental ages to help predict future performance13
9131400775mental agethe chronological age that most typically corresponds to a given level of performance14
9131400776Lewis TermanHe was a Stanford professor and created the Stanford-Binet IQ test.15
9131400777IQ score(Mental Age/Chronological Age) x 10016
9131400778Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)most widely used intelligence test; contains verbal and performance (nonverbal) subtests17
9131400779performance subtestspatial relations, perceptual skills, and speed of thinking18
9131400780verbal subtestlanguage based and abstract cognitive skills19
9131400781Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC)similar to WAIS 6-16 year olds20
9131400782what IQ measuresa person's cognitive ability compared to population at large mental speed and span of your working memory21
9131400783achievement testa test designed to asses what a person has learned22
9131400784aptitude testa test designed to predict a person's future performance, aptitude is the capacity to learn23
9131400785standardizationdefining uniform testing procedures and meaningful scores by comparison with the performance of a pretested group (Representative sample) form a normal distribution or bell curve24
9131400786normal curve (normal distribution)symmetrical, bell shaped curve that describes the distribution of many types of data most scores fall near the mean25
913140078768%Amount of people with IQs between 85 and 115 (one SD of the mean)26
913140078895%Amount of people with IQs between 70 and 130 (two SD of the mean)27
9131400789The Flynn Effectintelligence scores have risen throughout the last 100 years or so (due to environment)28
9131400790reliabilitywhen it yields consistant results29
9131400791split- half reliabilitydividing the test into two equal halves and assessing how consistent the scores are30
9131400792alternate-forms reliabilityusing different varieties of the test to measure consistency between them31
9131400793test-retest reliabilityusing the same test on two occasions to measure consitency32
9131400794validitythe extent to which a test measures what it is supposed to meaure33
9131400795content validityextent to which a test accurately measure the subject intended to measure (entirety, breadth, etc.)34
9131400796predictive validitythe extent to which test score forecasts future behaviors or results35
9131400797criterion validityscores on a particular test are positively correlated with scores on another existing and well established test (criterion) of the same skill, trait, ability36
9131400798crystallized intelligenceour accumulated knowledges reflected in vocabulary and analogies tests increases with age37
9131400799fluid intelligenceour ability to reason speedily and abstractly, as when solving novel logic problems decreases with age38
9131400800intellectual disabilitylimited mental ability intelligence score of 70 or below formerly referred to as mental retardation39
9131400801down syndromemild to severe intellectual disability and associated physical disorders extra copy of chromosome 2140
9131400802High Intelligencetypically 130 IQ and above gifted education programs41
9131400803z-scoretells us whether a particular score is equal to the mean. below the mean or above the mean, by how many standard deviations42
9131400804percentile rankpercentage of scores that fall below a given score43
9131400805heritabilityproportion of variation among individuals that we can attribute to genes44
9131400806stereotype threata self-confirming concern that one will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype45
9131400807Sternberg's Triarchic TheoryThis theory holds that there are three types of intelligence.46

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