Modules 60-61

1.  according to Spearman and others, this factor underlies specific mental abilities and is therefore measured by every task on an intelligence test

• emotional intelligence

• general intelligence

• intelligence

• intelligence quotient

2.  a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items on a test; used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie a person’s total score.

• factor analysis

• normal curve

• standardization

• intelligence quotient

3.  mental quality consisting of the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations.

• emotional intelligence

• grit

• intelligence

• general intelligence

4. a condition in which a person otherwise limited in mental ability has an exceptional specific skill, such as in computation or drawing

• savant syndrome

• grit

• emotional intelligence

• general intelligence

5. the ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions.

• emotional intelligence

• general intelligence

• intellegence

• intelligence quotient

6. a method for assessing an individual’s mental aptitudes and comparing them with those of others, using numerical scores

• achievement test

• intelligence test

• intelligence quotient

• mental age

7.  passion and perseverance in the pursuit of long term goals

• emotional intelligence

• grit

• mental age

• general intelligence

8.   defining meaningful scores by comparison with the performance of a pretested group.

• validity

• factor analysis

• standardization

• reliability

9.  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

• content validity

• validity

• reliabbility

• predictive validity

10. the extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to measure or predict.

• validity

• reliability

• content validity

• criterion validity