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Psychology Intelligence Vocab

Terms in this set (21)

Intelligence
the capacity to learn from experience, solve problems, and adapt to a changing environment
Achievement
knowledge and skills gained from experience and education.
Mental age (MA)
shows the intellectual level at which a child is functioning
Transformed score
a score that has been changed from a raw score in a systematic way
Test-retest reliability
a method for determining the reliability of a test by comparing a test taker's scores on the same test taken on separate occasions
Intelligence Quotient
the ratio of mental age to chronological age multiplied by 100; the average performance for a given age is assigned a score of 100
Creativity (in relation to intelligence)
the ability to invent new solutions to problems or to create original or ingenious materials.
Heritability
the extent to which variations in a trait from person to person can be explained by genetic factors
Gifted
to possess outstanding talent or to show the potential for performing at remarkably high levels of accomplishment when compared to other people of the same age, experience, or environment.
Fluid intelligence
involves being able to think and reason abstractly and solve problems
Crystallized intelligence
involves knowledge that comes from prior learning and past experiences.
Emotional Intelligence
consists of 5 factors that are involved in success in school or on the job: self-awareness (the ability to recognize our own feelings), mood management (the ability to distract oneself from an uncomfortable feeling), self-motivation (the ability to move ahead with confidence and enthusiasm), impulse control (the ability to delay pleasure until the task at hand has been accomplished), and people skills (the ability to empathize, understand, communicate, and cooperate with others).
Wechsler Scales
widely used intelligence tests for children and adults; it consists of several subtests, where each subject measures a different intellectual skill (verbal skills, performance skills, etc). It reveals relative strengths and weaknesses as well as overall intellectual functioning.
Stanford-Binet Test
test that identifies children who were likely to need special educational attention; the test yielded a score called "metal age".
Reliability
a test's consistency; the test gives highly similar scores every time it is used.
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