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| 114418237 | reliability | ability of a test to give the same results under similar conditions; consistency | |
| 114418238 | validity | ability of a test to measure what it was designed to measure | |
| 114418239 | standardization | making scores meaningful; providing comparison with the performance of a group | |
| 114418240 | predictive validity | the success with which a test predicts the behavior it is designed to predict | |
| 114418241 | percentile system | rankings of test scores; indicates the ratio of scores lower and higher than a given score | |
| 114423543 | norms | standard of comparison for test results | |
| 114423544 | intelligence | the ability to learn from experience, to use information, to understand things | |
| 114423545 | two-factor theory | spearman;intelligence = the g factor (ability to reason/ solve problems) and s factor (specific abilities; music, business or art) | |
| 114423546 | charles spearman | saw intelligence as two diff abilities both measurable by intelligence tests, g factor (general) and s factor (specific) | |
| 114423547 | l.l. thurstone | challenged Spearman, 7 primary independant mental abilities | |
| 114423548 | howard gardner | theory of multiple intelligences; 8 areas | |
| 114423549 | robert sternberg | triarchic theory of intelligence and triangular theory of love | |
| 114423550 | triarchic theory | sternberg; intelligence has analytic, creative and practical dimensions | |
| 114429516 | emotional intelligence | ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions | |
| 114429517 | alfred binet | first intelligence test; used by french schools to identify slow learners | |
| 114429518 | stanford binet | widely used American revision of Binet's original intelligence test | |
| 114429519 | intelligence quotient (IQ) | standardized measure of intelligence;100 is average; MA/CA X 100 = IQ | |
| 114429520 | david wechsler | intelligence test for adults too, area scores more performance | |
| 114429521 | heritability | degree to which characteristics are related to genetic factors | |
| 114429522 | cultural bias | intelligence testing; wording used may be more familiar to people of one group than to another | |
| 114433500 | aptitude test | a test designed to predict a person's future performance | |
| 114433501 | achievement test | a test designed to assess what a person has learned | |
| 114433502 | interest test | measures a person's preferences, attitudes, and interests in certain activities | |
| 114433503 | personality test | assesses personality characteristics and identifies problems | |
| 114433504 | objective test | forced choice test; person must select one of several answers | |
| 114433505 | projective test | an unstructured test in which a person is asked to respond freely | |
| 114433506 | MMPI | a self-reported;550 items, T/F or can't say, describe feelings or actions | |
| 114433507 | meyers-briggs test | 16 personality types based on 4 scales | |
| 114433509 | TAT | subjects look at and tell a story about pictures | |
| 120574834 | louis terman | revised Binet's IQ test and established norms for American children. | |
| 120574835 | sir francis galton | believed in inheritance of mental ability | |
| 120574836 | mental age | measure of intelligence test performance devised by Binet; the difficultity level of a question | |
| 120574837 | chronological age | actual age | |
| 120574838 | rorschach | inkblots; projective personality test | |
| 120574839 | content validity | the success with which a test covers the material it is designed to measure |
