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| a general term refering to the ability or abilities involved in learning and adaptive behavior |
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| tests designed to measure a person's general mental abilities |
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| Triarchic Theory of Intelligence |
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| Sternberg's theory that intelligence involves mental skills (analytical aspect), insight and creative adaptability (creative aspect), and environmental responsiveness (practical aspect) |
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| according to Sternberg, the ability to aquire new knowledge and solve problems effectively |
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| Sternberg's term for the ability to adapt creatively in new situations, to use insight |
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| according to Sternberg, the ability to slect contexts in which you can excel, to shape the environment to fit your strengths and to solve practical problems |
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| Theory of Multiple Intelligences |
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| Howard Gardner's theory that there is not one intelligence, but rather many intelligences, each of which is relatively independent of the others |
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| according to Goleman, a form of intelligence that refers to how effectively people perceive and understand their own emotions and the emotions of others, and can manage their emotional behavior |
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| the first test of intelligence, developed for testing children |
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| Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale |
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| Terman's adaptation of the Binet-Simon Scale |
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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; the average IQ is arbitrarily set at 100 |
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| Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Third Edition (WAIS-III) |
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| an individual intelligence test developed especially for adults; it yields verbal, performance, and full scale IQ scores |
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| Weshcler Intelligence Scale for Children- Third Edition (WISC-III) |
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| an individual intelligence test developed especially for school-aged children; it yields verbal, performance, and full scale IQ scores |
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| intelligence tests administered by one examiner to many people at one time |
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| intelligence tests that minimize the use of language |
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| intelligence tests designed to reduce cultural bias by minimizing skills and values that vary from one culture to another |
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| ability of a test to produce consistent and stable scores |
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| a method of determining test reliability by dividing the test into two parts and checking the agreement of scores on both parts |
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| statistical measures of the degree of association between two variables |
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| ability of a test to measure what it has been designed to measure |
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| refers to a test's having an adequate sample of questions measuring the skills or knowledge it is supposed to measure |
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| Criterion-Related Validity |
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| validity of a test measured by comparision of the test score and independent measures of what the test is designed to measure |
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| condition of significantly subaverage intelligence combined with deficiences in adaptive behavior |
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| refers to superior IQ combined with demonstrated or potential ability in such areas as academic aptitude, creativity, and leadership |
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| The ability to produce novel and socially valued ideas or objects |
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