Intelligence and Measurement

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Intelligence

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The mental ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations.

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General Intelligence (g)

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Represents the idea that an individual's overall intelligence is a compilation of different specific abilities.

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Intelligence Quotient (IQ)

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The ratio of mental age to chronological age multiplied by 100. On contemporary intelligence tests, the average score for a given age is assigned a score of 100.

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Mental Age

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The intellectual level a person is performing at compared to the average performance of individuals at the same chronological age.

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Chronological Age

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A person's age based solely on the number of years that have passed since their birth date.

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Intelligence Tests

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A method of assessing an individual's mental aptitudes and comparing them with those of others, using numerical scores.

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Psychometric

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The field of study within psychology that focuses on the theory and techniques of psychological measurement.

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Standardized

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The process of making a test uniform, or setting it to a specific standard, involving administering and scoring the test in the same manner for everyone.

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Validity

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The extent to which a test or measurement accurately assesses what it claims to measure.

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Construct validity

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The degree to which a test or measurement accurately reflects the theoretical concept it is designed to measure, ensuring it captures the intended abstract concept and not extraneous factors.