9325469810 | intelligence | mental quality consisting of the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations | ![]() | 0 |
9325469812 | general 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 test | 1 | |
9325469815 | savants | condition where a person has limited mental ability but is exceptional in one area | ![]() | 2 |
9325469816 | Gardeners Multiple Intelligences | visual/spatial verbal/linguistic musical/rhythmic logical/mathematical bodily/kinesthetic interpersonal interpersonal natural | ![]() | 3 |
9325469821 | emotional (social) intelligence | perceiving emotions understanding emotions managing emotions using emotions | ![]() | 4 |
9325469823 | Alfred Binet | helped label kid's mental ages to help predict future performance | ![]() | 5 |
9325469824 | mental age | the chronological age that most typically corresponds to a given level of performance | ![]() | 6 |
9325469826 | IQ score | (Mental Age/Chronological Age) x 100 | 7 | |
9325469827 | Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) | most widely used intelligence test; contains verbal and performance (nonverbal) subtests | ![]() | 8 |
9325469832 | achievement test | a test designed to asses what a person has learned | ![]() | 9 |
9325469833 | aptitude test | a test designed to predict a person's future performance, aptitude is the capacity to learn | ![]() | 10 |
9325469834 | standardization | defining uniform testing procedures and meaningful scores by comparison with the performance of a pretested group (Representative sample) form a normal distribution or bell curve | ![]() | 11 |
9325469835 | normal curve (normal distribution) | symmetrical, bell shaped curve that describes the distribution of many types of data most scores fall near the mean | ![]() | 12 |
9325469839 | reliability | when it yields consistant results | 13 | |
9325469843 | validity | the extent to which a test measures what it is supposed to meaure | 14 | |
9325469844 | content validity | extent to which a test accurately measure the subject intended to measure (entirety, breadth, etc.) | 15 | |
9325469845 | predictive validity | the extent to which test score forecasts future behaviors or results | ![]() | 16 |
9325469849 | intellectual disability | limited mental ability intelligence score of 70 or below formerly referred to as mental retardation | ![]() | 17 |
9325469850 | down syndrome | mild to severe intellectual disability and associated physical disorders extra copy of chromosome 21 | ![]() | 18 |
9325469855 | stereotype threat | a self-confirming concern that one will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype | ![]() | 19 |
AP Psychology Testing and Intelligence Flashcards
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