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13.1 & 13.2
Characteristics of Psychological Tests & Intelligence Testing
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Psychology
11th Grade
12/13/2010

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reliability
Definition
the ability of a test to give the same results under similar conditions 
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validity 
Definition
the ability of a test to measure what it is intended to measure
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percentile system
Definition
ranking of test scores that indicates the ratio of scores lower and higher than a given score 
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norms
Definition
standards of comparison for test results developed by giving the test to large, well defined, groups of people
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intelligence
Definition
the ability to acquire new ideas and new behavior and to adapt to new situations
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two-factor theory
Definition
proposes that two factors contribute to an individual's intelligence
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emotional intelligence
Definition
includes four major aspects of interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligence 
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triarchic theory
Definition
proposes that intelligence can be divided into three ways of processing information
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intelligence quotient 
Definition
standardized measure of intelligence based on a scale in which 100 is average
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heritability 
Definition
The degree to which a characteristic is related to inherited genetic factors
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cultural bias
Definition
an aspect of an intelligence test in which the wording used in questions may be more familiar to people of one social group than to another group
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