Intelligence and Achievement (Unit 2, Part 2) Vocabulary Quiz

Definition: a focus on learning and growing rather than viewing abilities as fixed.

• cohort

• fixed mindset

• growth mindset

• emotional intelligence

Definition: in psychology, passion and perseverance in the pursuit of long-term goals.

• cohort

• validity

• emotional intelligence

• grit

Definition: the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations.

• reliability

• mental age

• intelligence

• savant syndrome

Definition: a group of people sharing a common characteristic, such as being from a given time period.

• mental age

• longitudinal study

• cross-sectional study

• cohort

Definition: how much a test measures a concept or trait.

• reliability

• predictive validity

• content validity

• construct validity

Definition: the success with which a test predicts the behavior it is designed to predict; it is assessed by computing the correlation between test scores and the criterion behavior. (Also called criterion-related validity.)

• construct validity

• predictive validity

• reliability

• content validity

Definition: defining uniform testing procedures and meaningful scores by comparison with the performance of a pretested group.

• standardization

• reliability

• predictive validity

• validity

Definition: a self-confirming concern that one will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype.

• predictive validity

• flynn effect

• stereotype threat

• savant syndrome

Definition: our accumulated knowledge and verbal skills; tends to increase with age.

• fluid intelligence (Gf)

• crystallized intelligence (Gc)

• intelligence quotient (IQ)

• general intelligence (g)

Definition: according to Spearman and others, underlies all mental abilities and is therefore measured by every task on an intelligence test.

• general intelligence (g)

• fluid intelligence (Gf)

• factor analysis

• intelligence quotient (IQ)