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intelligence |
the ability to direct one's thinking, adapt to one's circumstances, and learn from one's experiences |
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ratio IQ |
a statistic obtained by dividing a person's mental age by the person's physical age and then multiplying the quotient by 100 |
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deviation IQ |
a statistic obtained by dividing a person's test score by the average test score of people in the same age group and then multiplying the quotient by 100 |
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factor analysis |
a statistical technique that explains a large number of correlations in terms of a small number of underlying factors |
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two-factor theory of intelligence |
Spearman's theory suggesting that every task requires a combination of a general ability (which he called g) and skills that are specific to the task (which he called s) |
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fluid intelligence |
the ability to see abstract relationships and draw logical inferences |
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crystallized intelligence |
the ability to retain and use knowledge that was acquired through experience |
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emotional intelligence |
the ability to reason about emotions and to use emotions to enhance reasoning |
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fraternal twins (dizygotic twins) |
twins who develop from two different eggs that were fertilized by two different sperm |
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identical twins (monozygotic twins) |
twins who develop from the splitting of a single egg that was fertilized by a single sperm |
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heritability coefficient |
a statistic (commonly denoted as h squared) that describes the proportion of the difference between people's scores that can be explained by differences in genes |
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shared environment |
those environmental factors that are experienced by all relevant members of a householdn |
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nonshared environment |
those environmental factors that are not experienced by all relevant members of a household |
