Vocabulary Words
Definitions
Word&Definition Filling
100
knowledge and skills gained from experience and education
Define Achievement
100
Reliabilty
What is the extent to which a test yields consistent results
100
special gift or talent to an adult level
Prodigy:a child who develops a
200
the capacity to learn from experience, solve problems, and adapt to a changing environment
Define Intelligence
200
Test-Retest Reliabilty
What is a method for determining the reliability of a test by comparing a test taker’s scores on the same test taken on separate occasions
200
new solutions to problems or to create original or ingenious materials
Creativity: the ability to invent
300
the level of intellectual functioning, which is compared to chronological age to give an IQ
What is mental age?
300
Validity
What is the extent to which a test measures what it is supposed to measure
300
skills, knowledge, and experience
Crystalized Intelligence:accumulated
400
the ratio of mental age to chronological age multiplied by 100; the average performance for a given age is assigned a score of 100
What is Intelligence Quotient
400
Mental Retardation
What is intellectual functioning that is below average, as indicated by an intelligence score at or below 70
400
can be attributed to genes
Heritability: the proportion of variation among individuals that
500
a score that has been changed from a raw score in a systematic way
What is Transformed Score
500
Gifted
What is a term used to describe children with IQ scores above 130 or children with outstanding talent for performing at much higher levels than others of the same age and background
500
respond quickly to novel situations
Fluid Intelligence:the ability to