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19 Cards in this Set
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Alfred Binet
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develop a test that would allow educators to develop remedial programs for children who lagged behind their peers
-test designed to meausre aptitude independent of achievement |
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Mental Age
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suggested by german psychologist William Stern
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ratio IQ
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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 by 100
-MA/CA: mental age over chronological age |
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deviation IQ
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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 by 100
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IQ Tests
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measure "responses" that are known to be correlated with "consequential behavior" that are thought to be correlated with a "hypothetical property"
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factor analysis
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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
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Charles Spearman's theory suggestion that every task requires a combination of a general ability (g factor) and skills that are specific to the task (s factor)
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Middle-Level factors
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-memory and learning
-visual perception -auditory perception -retrieval ability -cognitive speediness -processing speed -crystallized intelligence -fluid intelligence |
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crystallized intelligence
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accuracy and amount of info available for processing, more static way of thinking, accumulated knowledge of experiences
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fluid intelligence
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the ability to process, ability to think dynamically
-as you mature your fluid intelligence tends to decline and your crystallized intelligence either increases or remains the same |
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Robert Sternberg
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-analytical intelligence
-creative intelligence -practical intelligence |
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analytical intelligence
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ability to identify and define problems and to find strategies for solving them
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creative intelligence
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the ability to generate solutions that other people do not
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practical intelligence
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the ability to apply and implement those solutions in everyday settings
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Prodigy
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a person of normal intelligence who has extraordinary ability
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Savant
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a person of low intelligence who has extraordinary ability
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Intelligence
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a hypothetical mental ability that enables people to direct their thinking
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heritability coefficient
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a statistic that describes the proportion of the difference betwen people's scores that can be explained by differences in their genetic make-up
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reaction range
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the notion that your heredity provides you a potential range for IQ and by extension for other phenomena and your environment places you in that range
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