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| 12901545316 | Intelligence test | Definition: A method for assessing an individual's mental aptitudes and comparing them with those of others. Example: The Stanford-Binet IQ Test Synonyms: Binet-Simon test, IQ test |  | 0 |
| 12901545317 | Intelligence | Definition: Mental quality consisting of the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations. Examples: Someone knowing that Dover is the capital of Delaware. Synonyms: Sense, skill, ability |  | 1 |
| 12901545318 | General intelligence | Definition: Underlines specific mental abilities and is therefore measured by every task on an intelligence test. Example: A person who does well on a verbal test would probably also do well on other tests. Synonym: Mentality |  | 2 |
| 12901545319 | Factor analysis | Definition: A statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items on a test. Example: An example of the output of a simple factor analysis looking at indicators of wealth, with just six variables and two resulting factors. Synonym: Aspect, cause |  | 3 |
| 12901545320 | Savant syndrome | Definition: A condition in which a person otherwise limited in mental ability has an exceptional specific skill. Example: Neurodevelopmental disorders, notably autism spectrum disorders, or brain injuries. Synonyms: Authority, intellectual, mahatma |  | 4 |
| 12901545321 | Emotional intelligence | Definition: The ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions. Example: Being able to recognize and manage your emotions appropriately. Synonyms: Knowledge, understanding, information |  | 5 |
| 12901545322 | Mental age | Definition: A measure of intelligence test performance devised by Binet; The chronological age that most typically corresponds to a given level of performance. Example: Ability or capacity of an individual. Synonym: IQ, brainpower. |  | 6 |
| 12901545323 | Stanford-Binet | Definition: The widely used American revision of Binet's original intelligence test. Example: Best and most popular intelligence test. Synonym: Binet-Simon test, intelligence test, IQ test |  | 7 |
| 12901545324 | Intelligence quotient | Definition: Defined originally as the ratio of mental age to chronological age multiplied by 100. Example: Intelligence level is expressed by a ratio of the mental age to the chronological age. Synonym: Caliber, compass of mind, IQ |  | 8 |
| 12901545325 | Achievement tests | Definition: Tests designed to assess what a person has learned. Example: A math exam covering the latest chapter in your book. A test in your social psychology class Synonyms: Accomplishment, acquirement, attainment |  | 9 |
| 12901545326 | Aptitude tests | Definition: Tests designed to predict a person's future performance. Example: A student might take an aptitude test suggesting that they are good with numbers and data. Synonym: Affection, affinity, inclination |  | 10 |
| 12901545327 | Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale | Definition: The WAIS is the most widely used intelligence test; Contains verbal and performance subtests. Example: IQ test designed to measure intelligence and cognitive ability in adults and older adolescents. Synonym: WAIS |  | 11 |
| 12901545328 | Standardization | Definition: Defining meaningful scores by comparison with performance of a pretested group. Example: Suppose one person took a math test in a thunderstorm and the other in a silent proof room. Based on the test scores, could we really say who was better in math? Or is it fairer to say that the thunderstorm condition confounded that person's score? Let us further say that we applied different scoring criteria to each of the test takers. Synonym: Normalization. |  | 12 |
| 12901545329 | Normal curve | Definition: The symmetrical, bell-shaped curve that describes the distribution of many physical and psychological attributes. Example: One way to estimate probabilities is to use empirical data. However, if the histogram of the data shapes like a bell curve, we can use a normal curve to estimate probabilities. Synonym: Normal distribution |  | 13 |
| 12901545330 | Reliability | Definition: The extent to which a test yields consistent results, as assessed by the consistency of sources on two halves of the test, or on retesting. Example: If a person weighs themselves during the course of a day they would expect to see a similar reading. Synonym: Accuracy, authenticity, honesty |  | 14 |
| 12901545331 | Validity | Definition: The extent to which a test measures of predicts what it is supposed to. Example: A test of intelligence should measure intelligence and not something else (such as memory). Synonym: Effectiveness, efficacy, gravity |  | 15 |
| 12901545332 | Content validity | Definition: The extent to which a test samples the behavior that is of interest. Example: More formally, that "something" you are trying to measure is called a construct. Synonym: Face validity, Construct validity |  | 16 |
| 12901545333 | Predictive validity | Definition: The success with which a test predicts the behavior it is designed to predict. Example: Supervisor performance ratings. Synonym: Predictive validity |  | 17 |
| 12901545334 | Intellectual disability | Definition: A condition of limited mental ability, indicated by an intelligence score of 70 or below. Example: Intellectual disability occur in reading. Synonym: Learning disability, mental retardation |  | 18 |
| 12901545335 | Down syndrome | Definition: A condition of intellectual disability and associated physical disorders caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21. Example: 47 chromosomes. Synonym: Trisomy 21, trisomy, birth defect |  | 19 |
| 12901545336 | Stereotype threat | Definition: A self-confirming concern that one will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype. Example: Students who are reminded of negative stereotypes about their race or gender before taking a test perform worse on those tests Synonym: Racist |  | 20 |
