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Intelligence and Language
IQ, Development
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
10/31/2006

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What is intelligence?
Definition
the ability to learn and how quickly you can learn
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What are the three types of IQ measured by the WISC-R?
Definition
verbal, performance, and total
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When is an IQ test reliable?
Definition
when the test is consistent
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When is an IQ test valid?
Definition
when it tests intelligence
Term
Gifted and talented
Definition
two standard deviations above the average; smarter than 95% of the population
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retarded
Definition
two standard deviations below the average and cannot function in society
Term
first form of verbal communication?
Definition
crying
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overextension
Definition
when children overgeneralize, using a word to refer to a class of objects that is broader than in adult usage
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