Psychology Vocabulary Terms

The term for divided mental age by chronological age, often used to identify students for educational services, is:

• IQ (Intelligence Quotient)

• EQ (Emotional Quotient)

• SQ (Social Quotient)

• AQ (Adversity Quotient)

The most widely used individual intelligence test is:

• Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales

• Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale

• Raven's Progressive Matrices

• Cattell Culture Fair III

The term for the same test on two different occasions is called:

• Test-retest reliability

• Parallel forms reliability

• Internal consistency

• Inter-rater reliability

Momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli is known as:

• Iconic memory

• Echoic memory

• Haptic memory

• Short-term memory

The component of working memory model that deals with spoken and written material is:

• Central Executive

• Phonological Loop

• Visuospatial Sketchpad

• Episodic Buffer

The retention of facts and experiences that one can consciously know involves what?

• Implicit Memory

• Explicit Memory

• Procedural Memory

• Sensory Memory

The term for learning being more effective when study sessions are spaced out over time instead of crammed together is called:

• Distributed Practice

• Massed Practice

• Interleaved Practice

• Blocked Practice

What uses cues to help people remember information?

• Mnemonics

• Calculators

• Calendars

• Maps

The tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one’s current good or bad mood is known as:

• Mood-congruent memory

• State-dependent memory

• Context-dependent memory

• Flashbulb memory

What is thinking about thinking - awareness to plan, monitor, and assess your own performance?

• Metacognition

• Cognition

• Introspection

• Reflection