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| Intelligence Quotient(IQ) |
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| a numerical value given to intelligence that is determined from the scores on an intelligence test, based on a score of 100 for average intelligence |
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| Wechsler adult intelligence scale-3rd edition revised(Wais-IIIR) |
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| an individual intelligence test developed especially for adults; measures both verbal and performance abilites |
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| Wechsler Intelligence scale for children-3rd edition(Wisc-III) |
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| an individual intelligence test developed especially for school aged children; measures verbal and performance abilities and yields an overall IQ score |
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| written intelligence tests administered by one examiner to many people at one time. |
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| standards based on the range of test scored of a large group of people who are selected to provide the bases of comparison for the scores of others of the same age whom the test was normed. |
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| a test score calculated by comparing an individuals score with the scores of others of the same age whom the test was normed |
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| intelligence tests that minimize the use of language(Sequin Form Board, Porteus Maze) |
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| intelligence tests designed to eliminate cultural bias by minimizing skills and values that vary from one culture to another(Goodenough-Harris Drawing Test, Progressive Matrices |
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| ability of a test to measure what it has been designed to measure. |
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| A method of determining test reliability by dividing the test into two part and checking the agreement of scores on both parts. |
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| ability of a test to produce consistent and stable scores |
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| Criterion-Related validity |
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| validity of test as measured by a comparison of test score and independent measures of what test designed to measure(school achievement) |
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| refers to test having an adequate sample of questions measuring skills or knowledge it is supposed to measure (eg. planning, memory, understanding, reasoning, language) |
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| the establishment of norms for comparing the scores of people who will take the test in the future, administering tests using a prescribed procedure. |
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| a type of developmental study where the same group of participants is followed and measured at different ages |
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| Nature-Nurture controversy |
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| debate over whether intelligence and other traits are primarily the result of heredity or environment |
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| the meaning or the study of meaning derived form morphemes, words and sentences. |
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