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| The use of psychological tests to measure the mind and mental processes |
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| A statistical procedure that groups together related items on tests by analyzing the correlations among test scores |
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| According to Spearman, a general factor, derived from factor analysis, that underlies or contributes to performance on a variety of mental tests |
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| S (Specific Intelligence) |
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| According to Spearman, a specific factor, derived from factor analysis, that is unique to a particular kind of test |
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| The natural ability to solve problems, reason, and remember; fluid intelligence is thought to be relatively uninfluenced by experience |
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| The knowledge and abilities acquired as a result of experience (as from schooling and cultural influences) |
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| The notion proposed by Howard Gardener that people possess a set of separate and independent "intelligences" ranging from musical to linguistic to interpersonal ability |
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| Robert Sternberg's theory of intelligence; it proposes three types of intelligence: analytical, creative, and practical |
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| Psychological tests that measure your current level of knowledge or competence in a particular subject |
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| Psychological tests that measure your ability to learn or acquire knowledge in a particular subject |
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| A measure of the consistency of test results; reliable tests produce similar scores from one administration to the next |
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| An assessment of how well a test measures what its supposed to measure |
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| Assesses the degree to which the test samples broadly across the domain of interest |
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| Measures how well the test predicts some future criterion |
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| Assesses how well the test taps into a particular theoretical construct |
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| Keeping the testing, scoring, and interpretation procedures similar across all administrations of a test |
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| The chronological age that best fits a child's level of performance on a test of mental ability |
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| (Mental age/ chronological age) * 100 |
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| An intelligence score that is derived from determining where your performance sits in an age-based distribution of test scores. 1st deviation: 15 points. 2nd deviation: 15 more, making people at 70 points or lower retarded and at 130 or higher gifted |
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| A label generally assigned to someone who scores below a 70 on a standard IQ test, although other factors, such as one's ability to adapt to one's environment, are also important |
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| A label generally given to someone who gets a 130 or higher on a IQ test |
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| The ability to generate ideas that are original, novel, and useful |
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| The ability to perceive, understand, and express emotion in ways that are useful and adaptive |
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| Unspoken practical knowledge about how to perform well on the job |
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| A mathematical index that represents the extent to which IQ differences in a particular population can be account for by genetic factors |
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