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Unit 11 (Module 60 (Factor analysis – assist a procedure that identifies…
Unit 11
Module 60
Factor analysis – assist a procedure that identifies clusters of related items call factors on a test; used to identify different dimensions of performance that
General intelligence – a general Tilden’s factor that according to spearmen and others underlie specific mental abilities and is therefore measured by every task task on Intelligence test
Savant Syndrome-A condition in which a person otherwise limited and mental ability has an exceptional specific such as in computing withdrawing
Intelligence test – a message for assessing and individuals mental aptitude and comparing them with those others, using numerical scores.
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Intelligence – mental quality consisting of the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations
Emotional intelligence – the ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions
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Alfred Binet: created first intelligence test to determine Mental Age: measure of intelligence based on performance devised on a test
Stanford-Binet: modern day IQ test devised by Lewis Terman, consisting of mental age divided by chronological age x 100
Achievement Test: test designed to assess what a person has learned
Aptitude Test: test designed to predict a person's future performance
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale: most widely used intelligence test, contains verbal and nonverbal tests
Standardization: defining of uniform testing procedures and meaningful scores by comparison with the performance of a pretested individual
Normal Curve: symmetrical, bell shaped curve that describes the distribution of many physical and psychological attributes, with most scores falling on average in the middle
Reliability: the extent to which a test yields consist results
Validity: extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to... eg. Content and Predictive
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Cross Sectional Study: comparing different age groups with different people, determines that elderly lose intelligence with age
Longitudinal Study: comparing the same people over many years at different ages, determines that intelligence remains the same or even increases over years
It all DEPENDS!
Crystallized Intelligence: accumulated knowledge and verbal skills, increases with age
Fluid Intelligence: ability to reason speedily and abstractly
By age 4, we can predict intelligence based on intelligence testing.
Intellectual Display: condition of limited mental ability indicated by an intelligence score of 70 or below and difficulty adapting to the demands of life i.e. Mental Retardation
Down Syndrome: condition of mild to severe intellectual disability and associated physical disorders caused by an extra copy of the 21st chromosome.
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Heritability of a trait may vary, depending on the range of population and environments studied