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Unit 11: Intelligence (General vs Specific Abilities? (Charles Spearman…
Unit 11: Intelligence
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Principles
Standardization- uniform testing procedures and meaningful scores by comparison with the performance of a pretested group. Identified through normal curve.
Reliability- extent to which a test yields consistent results, as assessed by the consistency of scores
Validity- extent to which a test measures or predicts what is supposed to be. Types: Content and Predictive
Alfred Binet
mental age- a measure of intelligence test performance; the chronological age that most typically corresponds to a given level of performance
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Types of Intelligence
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Fluid Intelligence- ability to reason speedily and abstractedly; tends to decrease during late adulthood
Extremes
Low
intellectual disability- condition of limited mental ability, including conceptual, social, and practical skills
Down syndrome- condition of mild to severe intellectual disability, associated physical disorder caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21
High
most intellectually gifted students are healthy, well-adjusted, and unusually successful academically
Due to high levels of intelligence, these children are given appropriate development placement
intelligence- mental quality consisting of the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations
intelligence test- a method for addressing an individual's mental aptitude and compare them with others
Emotional Intelligence- ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions
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