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| the use of pschological tests to measure the mind and mental processes |
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| a statistical procedure that groups together related items on tests by analyzing the correlations among test scores |
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| according to Spearman, a general factor, derived from factor analysis, that underlies or contributes to performance on a variety of mental tests |
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| s (specific intelligence) |
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| according to Spearman, a specific factor, derived from factor analysis, that is unique to a particular kind of test |
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| the natural ability to solve problems, reason and remember; fluid intelligence is thought to be relatively uninfluenced by experience |
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| crystallized intelligence |
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| the knowledge and abilities aquired as a result of experience (as from schooling and cultural influences) |
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| the notion proposed by Howard Gardner that people possess a set of seperate and independent "intelligences" ranging from musical to linguistic to interpersonal ability |
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| Robert Sternberg's theory of intelligence; it proposes three types of intelligence: analytic, creative, and practical |
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| psychological tests that measure your current level of knowledge or competence in a particular subject |
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| psychological tests that measure your ability to learn or aquire knowledge in a particular subject |
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| a measure of the consistency of test results; reliable tests produce similar scores or indices from one administration to the next |
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| an assessment of how well a test measures what it is supposed to measure. Content Validity assesses the degree to which the test samples broadly across the domain of interest: predictive validity assesses how well the test predicts some future criterion; constuct validity assesses how well the test taps into a particular theoretical construct |
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| keeping the testing, scoring, and interpretation procedures similar across all administrations of a test |
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| the chronological age that best fits a child's level of performance on a test of mental ability |
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| intelligence quotient (IQ) |
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| mental age divided by chronological age and then multiplied by a hundred |
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| an intelligence score that is derived from determining where your performance sits in an age-based distribution of test scores |
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| a label generally assigned to someone who scores below 70 on a standard IQ test, although other factors, such as ones ability to adapt to the evironment are also important |
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| a label generally assigned to someone who scores above 130 on a standard IQ test |
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| the ability to generate ideas that are orginal, novel and useful |
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| the ability to perceive, understand, and express emotions in ways that are useful and adaptive |
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| unspoken practical knowledge about how to perform well on the job |
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| a mathematical index that represents the extent to which IQ differences in a particular population can be accounted for by genetic factors |
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