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intelligence
mental quality involving the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and adapt to new situations
francis galton
first to apply statistical methods to the study of human differences and inheritance of intelligence, and introduced the use of questionnaires and surveys for collecting data
factor analysis
statistical procedure identifying clusters of related items and factors on a test
general intelligence (g)
single vessel of intelligence underlying all mental capabilities
charles spearman
psychologist associated with general intelligence
l.l. thurstone
psychologist first associated with multiple intelligences
howard gardner
specifically nine multiple intelligences
theory of mulitple intelligences
theory that intellignece comes in many different packages
robert sternberg
psychologist associated with triarchic theory
triarchic theory of intelligence
three intelligences: analytical, creative and practical
savant syndrome
person otherwise limited in mental ability; has an exceptional specific skill
emotional intelligence
ability to understand, percieve, manage and use emotions
daniel goleman
psychologist associated iwth emotional intelligence
creativity
ability to produce novel/valuable ideas
convergent thinking
demand a single correct answer; critical thinking that evaluates already established theories during problem solving to determine one answer
divergent thinking
creative thinking; individuals formulate new solutions
brainstorming
problem solving stragegy- ideas are generated spontaneously usually in a group
intelilgence test
method for assessing an individuals apitutde and comparing with others using numerical scores
mental age
chronological age most typically coresponding with a given level of performance- mental age/chron age x100
stanford-binet
IQ test widely used in the U.S.
alfred binet
french psychologist first developing intelligence tests to predict school achievemtn in students
lewis terman
psychologist proponet of innate IQ, adapted binet's original test; professor at stanford
intelligence quotient
evaulation for children: mental age/chronol age x100
aptitude test
test designed to predict a persons future capacity to learn
achievement test
test intedened to reflect and assess learning
david wechsler
developed modern intelligence tests
WAIS
adult intelligence scale: consiting of 11 subtests; measuring both verbal and nonverbal- performance skills
WISC
intelligence scale for children; ages 6-16
cultural fairness
idea while creating and administerings tests that founded on the common human experience, fairness with respect to specific cultural influences and designed to apply them across class and social issues
standarization
defining meaningful scores by comaprison with the performance of a pretested standarization group
norms
standards of test takers (a representative sample)
standarization sample
group which scores are compared to
normal curve
symmetrical bell curve; normal distribution where the most are the average middle and fewer are at extremes
standard deviation
measure of the dispersion of scores around the mean
z score
measure of distqance from score of mean in units of standard devi.
flynn effect
magnitude of changing standarad intelligences
reliability
extent to which a test yields consistent results
validity
extent to which a test accurately measures/predicts what it is supposed to
content validity
extent to which all the topics on a test samples the knowledge and skills of the behavior of interest
crietrion
indepdent measure of wha thte test aims to measure
predictive validity
sucess with which a test predicts the behavior it is designed to
mental retardation
limited mental ability; intelligence of equal to or less than 70; difficulty in adapting to the demands of life
metacognition
awanress of ones own cognitive processes may include conseious attempts to control ones own thoughts
down syndrome
condition of retardation, associated iwth physical disorders; caused by an extra chromosome
mainstreaming
integration of individuals with mental retradation into communities/societies
stereotype threat
self confirming concern; one will be evaulted based on a negative steroetype
reification
error in viewing an immaterialk concept as concrete i.e. IQ
psychometrics
mental measurement