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19 Cards in this Set
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convergent thinking
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using information to arrive at one standard and correct answer
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culture-fair intelligence test
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intelligence tests devised using items common to many cultures
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deductive reasoning
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drawing conclusion from facts; characteristic of formal operational thought
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divergent thinking
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thinking in novel and unusual directions
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dynamic testing
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measures a child's learning potential by having the child learn something new in the presence of the examiner, with the examiners help.
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elaboration
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embellishing information to be remembered to make it more memorable.
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familial mental retardation
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form of mental retardation that does not involve biological damage but represents the low end of the normal distribution of intelligence.
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formal operational thinking
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children extend their thinking beyond the concrete and real. it is hypothetical, idealistic and abstract.
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intelligence quotient
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mathematical representation of how a person scores on an intelligence test in relation to how other people of the same age score.
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learning disability
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when a child with normal intelligence has difficulty mastering at least one academic subject.
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long-term memory
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permanent storehouse for memories that has unlimited capacity.
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mental age
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in intelligence testing, a measure of children's performance corresponding to the chronological age of those whose performance equal's the child's.
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mental operations
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cognitive actions that can be performed on objects or ideas
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metacognition
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knowledge and awareness of one's own cognitive process.
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organic mental retardation
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mental retardation that can be traced to a specific biological or physical problem.
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stereotype threat
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fear of poor performance will be associated with negative stereotype regarding race, ethnicity or gender.
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working memory
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type of memory in which a small number of items can be stored briefly.
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stereotype threat
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fear of poor performance will be associated with negative stereotype regarding race, ethnicity or gender.
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working memory
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type of memory in which a small number of items can be stored briefly.
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