Myers Psychology AP Unit 11 Vocab

a method for assessing an individuals mental aptitudes and comparing them with those of others using numerical scores

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

a general intelligence factor that according to Spearman and others underlies specific mental abilities

a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items (called factors) on a test, used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie a person's total score

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

the ability to perceive, understand, manage an use emotions

a measure of intelligence test performance devised by Binet; the chronological age that most typically corresponds to a given level of performance. Thus a child who does as well as the average 8 yr. old is said to have a mental age of 8

the widely used American revision (by Tenon at Stanford University) of Binet's original intelligence test

defined originally as the ratio of mental age (ma) to chronological age multiplied by 100 (IQ= ma/ca x 100) on contemporary intelligence tests the average performance for a given age is assigned a score of 100

tests designed to access what a person has learned

tests designed to predict a person's future performance; aptitude is the capacity to learn

the WAIS is the most widely used intelligence test; contains verbal and performance (nonverbal) subtests

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

the symmetrical bell-shaped curve that describes the distribution of many physical and psychological attributes. Most scores fall near the average and fewer and fewer scores lie near the extremes

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

the extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to

the extent to which a test samples the behavior that is of interest

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)

(formerly referred to as mental retardation) a condition of limited mental ability indicated by an intelligence score of 70 or below and difficulty in adapting to the demands of life; varies from mild to profound

a condition of intellectual disability and associated physical disorders caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21

a self-confirming concern that one will be evaluated based on a negative sterotype