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achievement test: assess what you learned
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algorithm: rule of thumb problem solving strategy
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aptitude test: predict ability to learn
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belief perseverence: clinging to one's initial conceptions after the basis on which they were formed has been discredited
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bell shaped curve: 1st standard deviation= 68%
2nd standard deviation= 95%
3rd standard deviation= 99%
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Binet: developed mental age by calculating average performance level of each grade
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Chonsky: proposed language is universal, language acquisition device, critical period is 1st seven years
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concept: a label, or mental grouping of similar objects or ideas
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confirmation bias: when one only looks for evidence that confirms one's beliefs
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factor analysis: developed by Spearman, this is a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items on a test
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fixation: accept as more logical evidence that supports one's beliefs
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flynn effect: rising IQ scores over the last 80 years
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functional fixedness: when objects are seen only for their traditional use
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g factor: Speaman's general intelligence score
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Goleman: proposed the emotional intelligence theory
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grmmar: rules that govern language
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guess and check: randomly try one possible solution after another
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heuristic: problem solving strategy that exhausts every option in a step by step procedure that guarantees an answer
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insight: "aha" moment
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IQ formula: (mental age)/(chronological age)
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linguistic determinism: language influences how we think
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mental set: the tendency to use only old patterns of problem solving
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morphemes: unit of meaning (100,000 of them)
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overconfidence: overestimate our own judgement
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phonemes: unit of sound (40 of them)
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prototype: the best or most common example of a concept
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reliability: consistency of test as a means of measurement
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semantics: meaning
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sevant syndrome: low IQ with island of brilliance
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Skinner: argued language is learned through operant conditioning
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standardized tests: piloted on similar population as those who will take the test
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Sternberg's triarchic theory 3 factors: analytical, creative, practical
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syntax: rules of grammar
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validity: measures what a test is supposed to measure
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WAIS: Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale
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WISC: Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children