Izzy's AP Psych Ch 11

12504668	intelligence test	A method for assessing an individual's mental aptitudes and comparing then with those of others, using numerical scores
12504669	mental age	The chronological age that most typically corresponds to a given level of performance
12504670	Stanford-Binet	The widely used American revision of Binet's original intelligence test
12504671	intelligence quotient (IQ)	Defined originally as the ratio of mental age to chronological age multiplied by 100 - on contemporary intelligence tests, the average performance for a given age is assigned a score of 100
12504672	intelligence	Mental quality consisting of the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations
12504673	factor analysis	A statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items on a test - used to identify different dimensions of performance that underline one's total score
12504674	general intelligence (g)	A general intelligence factor that Spearman and others believed underlies specific mental abilities and is therefore measured by every task on an intelligence test
12504675	savant syndrome	A condition in which a person otherwise limited in mental ability has an exceptional specific skill, such as in computation or drawing
12504676	emotional intelligence	The ability to perceive, express, understand, and regulate emotions
12504677	creativity	The ability to produce novel and valuable ideas
12504678	aptitude test	A test designed to predict a person's future performance; aptitude means the capacity to learn
12504679	achievement test	A test designed to assess what a person has learned
12504680	Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)	The WAIS is the most widely used intelligence test; contains verbal and performance (nonverbal) subtests
12504681	standardization	Defining meaningful scores by comparison with the performance of a pretested "standardization group"
12504682	normal curve	The symmetrical bell-shaped curve that describes the distribution of many physical and psychological attributes - most scores fall near the average, and fewer and fewer scores lie near the extremes
12504683	reliability	The extent to which a test yields consistent results, as assessed by the consistency of scores on two halves of the test, on alternate forms of the test, or on retesting
12504684	validity	The extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to
12504685	content validity	The extent to which a test samples the behavior that is of interest
12504686	criterion	The behavior that a test is designed to predict; thus, the measure used in defining whether the test has predictive validity
12504687	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
12504688	mental retardation	A condition of limited mental ability, indicated by an intelligence score below 70 and difficulty in adapting to the demands of life
12504689	Down syndrome	A condition of retardation and associated physical disorders caused by an extra chromosome in one's genetic makeup
12504690	stereotype threat	A self-confirming concern that one will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype