PSYCH 1200

A method for assessing an individual's mental aptitudes and comparing them. Using numerical scores

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

• Spearman:
• A general intelligence factor that underlies specific mental abilities and is therefore measured by every task on an intelligence task

A statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related factors on a test; used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie a person`s total score

Condition in which a person otherwise limited in mental ability has an exceptional specific skill

The ability to produce novel and valuable ideas

Ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions

Binet: The level of performance typically associated with a certain chronological age

The widely used American revision of Binet's original intelligence test

• Defined originally as the ratio of mental age.
• (ma) to chronological age (a) multiplied by 100
• IQ=ma/a x 100
• Average performance for a given age is assigned to a score of 100

Test designed to assess what a person has learned

Test designed to predict a person's future performance; Aptitude is capacity to learn

Most widely used intelligence test; contains verbal and performance subtests

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

Symmetrical bell-shaped curve that describes the distribution of many physical and psychological attributes

The extent to which a test yields consistent results

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

The extent to which a test samples he behaviour that is of interest

• The success with which a test predicts the behaviour it is designed to predict
• Assessed by: computing the correlation between test scores and criterion behaviour

A condition of limited mental ability; intelligence score of 70 or below

Condition of retardation 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 stereotype