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Myers 7th Edition - Chapter 11 Vocabulary

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Intelligence test   show
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Mental age   show
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Stanford-Binet   show
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show Defined originally as the ratio of mental age (ma) to chronological age (ca) multiplied by 100 units (thus, IQ= ma/ca x 100). On contemporary intelligence tests, the average performance for a given age is assigned a score of 100.  
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Intelligence   show
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show A statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items (called factors) on a test; used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie one's total score.  
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General intelligence (g)   show
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show A condition in which a person otherwise limited in mental ability has an exceptional specific skill, such as in computation or drawing.  
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Emotional intelligence   show
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Creativity   show
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Aptitude test   show
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Achievement test   show
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show The WAIS is the most widely used intelligence test; contains verbal and performance (nonverbal) subtests.  
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show Defining meaningful scores by comparison with the performance of a pretested "standardization group".  
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Normal curve   show
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Reliability   show
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Validity   show
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Content validity   show
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show The behavior (such as college grades) that a test (such as the SAT) is designed to predict; thus, the measure used in defining whether the test has predictive validity.  
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show The success with which a test predicts the behavior it is designed to predict; it is assessed by computing the correlation between test scores and the criterion behavior. (also called criterion-related validity).  
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show A condition of limited mental ability, indicated by an intelligence score below 70 and difficulty in adapting to the demands of life; varies from mild to profound.  
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Down syndrome   show
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Steroetype threat   show
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