WorksheetsUnit 5 Part II Vocab
Total questions: 6
Worksheet time: 9mins
Match the following
the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations
Intelligence
according to Spearman and others, underlies all mental abilities and is therefore measured by every task of an intelligence test
General Intelligence
a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items on a test; used to identify diff. dimensions of performance that underlie a person's total score
Factor Analysis
a condition in which a person otherwise limited in mental ability has an exceptional specific skill
Savant Syndrome
passion and perseverance in pursuit of long-term goals
Grit
Match the following
the ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions
Emotional Intelligence
a method for assessing an individual's mental aptitudes and comparing them w/those of others, using numerical scores
Intelligence Test
a test designed to assess what a person has learned
Achievement Test
a test designed to predict a person's future performance; aptitude is the ability to learn
Aptitude Test
a measure of intelligence test performance devised by Binet; the level of performance typically associated w/children of a certain chronological age
Mental Age
Match the following
the widely used American revision of Binet's original intelligence test
Stanford-Binet
defined originally as the ratio of mental age (ma) to chronological age (ca) multiplied by 100
Intelligence Quotient
the WAIS and its companion versions for children are the most widely used intelligence tests; they contain verbal and performance (nonverbal) subtests
WAIS
defining uniform testing procedures and meaningful scores by comparison w/the performance of a pretested group
Standardization
the bell-shaped curve that describes the distribution of many physical and psychological attributes; most fall near the average, and fewer and fewer scores lie near the extremes
Normal Curve
Match the following
the extent to which a test yields consistent results, as assessed by the consistency of scores on two halves of the test, on alternative forms of the test, or on retesting
Reliability
the extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to be
Validity
the extent to which a test samples the behavior that is of interest
Content Validity
the success w/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
Predictive Validity
a group of people sharing a common characteristic, such as from a given time period
Cohort
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our accumulated knowledge and verbal skills; tends to increase w/age
Crystallized Intelligence
our ability to reason speedily and abstractly; tends to decrease w/age, especially during late adulthood
Fluid Intelligence
research that compares people of diff. ages at the same point in time
Cross-Sectional Study
research that follows and retests the same people over time
Longitudinal Study
a condition of limited mental ability, indicated by an intelligence test score of 70 or below and difficulty adapting to the demands of life
Intellectual Disability
Match the following
a condition of mild to severe intellectual disability and associated physical disorders caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21
Down Syndrome
the proportion of variation among individuals in a group that we can attribute to genes and may vary depending on the range of pops. and environments studied
Heritability
a self-confirming concern that one will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype
Stereotype Threat
