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creativity |
the ability to produce novel and valuable ideas. |
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emotional intelligence |
the ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions. |
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factor analysis |
a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items (called factors) on a test; used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie a person's total score. |
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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. |
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intelligence |
mental quality consisting of the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations. |
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intelligence test |
a method for assessing an individual's mental aptitudes and comparing them with those of others, using numerical scores. |
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savant syndrome |
a condition in which a person otherwise limited in mental ability has an exceptional specific skill, such as in computation or drawing. |
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achievement test |
a test designed to assess what a person has learned. |
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aptitude test |
a test designed to predict a person's future performance; aptitude is the capacity to learn. |
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content validity |
the extent to which a test samples the behavior that is of interest. |
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intelligence quotient (IQ) |
defined originally as the ratio of mental age (ma) to chronological age (ca) multiplied by 100 (thus, IQ = ma/ca ø- 100). On contemporary intelligence tests, the average performance for a given age is assigned a score of 100. |
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mental age |
a measure of intelligence test performance devised by Binet; the chronological age that most typically corresponds to a given level of performance. Thus, a child who does as well as the average 8-year-old is said to have a mental age of 8. |
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normal curve |
(normal distribution) a symmetrical, bell-shaped curve that describes the distribution of many types of data; most scores fall near the mean, or average (about 68 percent fall within one standard deviation of it) and fewer and fewer near the extremes. |
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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. (Also called criterionrelated validity.) |
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reliability |
the extent to which a test yields consistent results, as assessed by the consistency of scores on two halves of the test, or on retesting. |
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standardization |
defining meaningful scores by comparison with the performance of a pretested group. |
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Stanford-Binet |
the widely used American revision (by Terman at Stanford University) of Binet's original intelligence test. |
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validity |
the extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to. (See also content validity and predictive validity.) |
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Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) |
is the most widely used intelligence test; contains verbal and performance (nonverbal) subtests. |
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cohort |
a group of people from a given time period. |
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crystallized intelligence |
our accumulated knowledge and verbal skills; tends to increase with age. |
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Down syndrome |
a condition of mild to severe intellectual disability and associated physical disorders caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21. |
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fluid intelligence |
our ability to reason speedily and abstractly; tends to decrease during late adulthood. |
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intellectual disability |
a condition of limited mental ability, indicated by an intelligence score of 70 or below and difficulty in adapting to the demands of life; varies from mild to profound. (Formerly referred to as mental retardation.) |
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heritability |
the proportion of variation among individuals that we can attribute to genes. The heritability of a trait may vary, depending on the range of populations and environments studied. |
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stereotype threat |
a self-confirming concern that one will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype. |
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Charles Spearman |
- general intelligence - factor analysis |
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L.L Thurstone |
7 clusters of primary mental abilities |
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Howard Gardner |
-savant syndrome -8 intelligences |
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Robert Sternberg |
- three intelligences
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analytical intelligence (sternberg) |
solving a well defined problem with a single answer (IQ test) |
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creative intelligence (Sternberg) |
reacting adaptively to novel situations and generating novel ideas |
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practical intelligence |
everyday tasks |
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convergent thinking |
A left brain activity involving zeroing in on a single correct answer |
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divergent thinking |
the ability to generate new ideas, new actions, and multiple options and answers |
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Social Intelligence |
refers to the ability to understand and navigate social situations |
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emotional intelligence |
the ability to perceive, understand, manage and use emotions |
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Components of Emotional Intelligence |
percieving, understanding, managing and using emotions |
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** A part of emotional intelligence is: |
to emotionally self-regulate |
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William Stern IQ=mental age x 100 choronological age |
Who derived the IQ and how do you find it? |
