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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.
KW: Mental aptitude |
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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.
KW: Ability to learn |
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General Intelligence |
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.
KW: Specific mental abilities |
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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. KW: Statistical |
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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. Kw: limited |
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Creativity |
the ability to produce novel and valuable ideas. KW: Novel |
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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. KW: Chronological age |
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Stanford-Binet |
the widely used American revision (by Terman at Stanford University) of Binet’s original intelligence test. KW: Stanford |
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Intelligence Quotient |
defined originally as the ratio of mental age(ma) to chronological age (ca) multiplied by 100 (thus, IQ = ma/ca × 100). On contemporary intelligence tests, the average performance for a given age is assigned a score of 100. KW: MA/CA x 100 |
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Achievement Tests |
a test designed to assess what a person has learned. KW: test to see what someone learned |
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Aptitude Tests |
a test designed to predict a person’s future performance; aptitude is the capacity to learn. KW: test to predict future performance |
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Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale(WAIS) |
the WAIS is the most widely used intelligence test; contains verbal and performance (nonverbal) subtests. KW: Wechsler |
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Standardization |
defining meaningful scores by comparison with the performance of a pretested group. KW: Scores by comparison |
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Normal Curve |
the symmetrical bell-shaped curve that describes the distribution of many physical and psychological attributes. Most scores fall near the average, and fewer and fewer scores lie near the extremes. KW: bell-shaped curve |
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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. KW: consistency |
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Validity |
the extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to. KW: extent |
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Content Validity |
the extent to which a test samples the behavior that is of interest. KW: Test samples the behavior |
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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. KW: computing correlation |
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Mental Retardation |
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. KW: below 70 |
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Down Syndrome |
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. KW: below 70 |
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Stereotype Threat |
a self-confirming concern that one will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype. KW: self-confirming concern |
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Emotional Intelligence |
the ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions. KW: emotions |
