Genetic and Environmental Influences on Intelligence
The Question of Bias
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the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations
What is intelligence
100
the level of performance typically associated with a certain chronological age
What is mental age
100
another term for mental retardation
What is intellectual disability
100
What is James Flynn known for
What is Known for his discovery of the Flynn effect
100
define stereotype threat
What is a self-confirming concern that one will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype
200
believed we have one general intelligence (g) (often shortened to g)--also developed factor analysis
Who is Charles Spearman
200
Intelligent Quotient (IQ)
What is mental age/chronological age x 100
200
a disorder of varying severity caused by an extra chromosome 21 in the person’s genetic makeup
What is down syndrome
200
define the Flynn Effect
What is rise in average IQ scores that has occurred over the decades in many nations
200
the most widely used intelligence test; contains verbal and performance (nonverbal) subtests.
What is (WAIS) Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
300
Sternberg's Three Intelligences
What is analytical (academic problem-solving) intelligence, creative intelligence, practical intelligence.
300
Difference between achievement and aptitude tests
What is reflect what you have learned and predict your ability to learn a new skill
300
give an example of "emotional intelligence"
What is Jane always knows just what to say when one of her friends is having a hard time
300
define normal curve
What is (normal distribution) a symmetrical, bell-shaped curve that describes the distribution of many types of data
300
method for assessing an individual's mental aptitudes and comparing them with those of others, using numerical scores.
What is intelligence test
400
Gardner's eight intelligences.
What is linguistic, logical-mathematical, musical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, intrapersonal (self), interpersonal (other people), naturalist.
400
difference between reliability and validity
What is dependably consistent scores and the extent to which the test actually measures or predicts what it promises
400
define factor analysis
What is 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.
400
define norming
What is which team members begin to settle into their roles, group cohesion grows, and positive team norms develop
400
defining meaningful scores by comparison with the performance of a pretested standardization group.
What is standardization
500
viewing an abstract, immaterial concept as if it were a concrete thing
What is reification
500
difference between content and predictive validity
What is test taps the pertinent behavior, or criterion and they should predict the criterion of future performance
500
define savant syndrome
What is a condition in which a person otherwise limited in mental ability has an exceptional specific skill, such as in computation or drawing.
500
William Stern
What is invented the concept of an intelligence quotient (IQ)
500
define Stanford-Binet
What is the widely used American revision (by Terman at Stanford University) of Binet's original intelligence test.