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21 Cards in this Set
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Intelligence quotient
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systematic means of quantifying differences among people in their intelligence
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Intelligence test
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diagnostic tool designed to measure overall thinking ability
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Abstract thinking
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capacity to understand hypothetical concepts
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General intelligence (g)
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hypothetical factor that accounts for overall differences in intellect among people
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Specific abilities (s)
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particular ability level in a narrow domain
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Fluid intelligence
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capacity to learn new ways of solving problems
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Crystallized intelligence
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accumulated knowledge of the world acquired over time
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Multiple intelligences
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idea that people vary in their ability levels across different domains of intellectual skill
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Trairchic model
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model of intelligence proposed by Robert Sternberg positing three distinct types of intelligence: analytical, practical, and creative
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Mental age
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age corresponding to the average individuals performance on an intelligence test
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Deviation I.Q
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expression of a persons IQ relative to his or her same-aged peers
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Eugenics
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movement in the early twentieth century to improve a populations genetic stock by encouraging those with good genes to reproduce, preventing those with bad genes from reproducing or both
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Association fallacy
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error of confusing a claim’s validity with the people who advocate it
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Wechsler adult intelligence scale
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most widely used intelligence test for adults today, consisting of fourteen subtests to assess different types of mental abilities
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Stanford-Binet I.Q test
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intelligence test based on the measure developed by Binet and Simon, adapted by Lewis Terman of Stanford University
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Culture Fair I.Q tests
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abstract reasoning items that don’t depend on language and are often believe to be less influenced by cultural factors than other IQ tests
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Flynn effect
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finding that average IQ scores have been rising at a rate of approximately 3 points per decade
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Test bias
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tendency of a test to predict outcomes better in one group than another
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Within group heritability
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extent to which variability of a trait within a group is genetically influenced
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Between group heritability
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extent to which differences in a trait between groups is genetically influenced
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Stereotype threat
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fear we may confirm a negative group stereotype
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