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Psychology

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show ability to learn from experience, solve problems, use knowledge, and adapt to new situations  
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show a procedure that identifies new clusters of related items on a test  
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savant syndrome   show
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analytical intelligence   show
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show the ability to adapt to new situations/generate novel ideas  
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show required for everyday tasks that are poorly defined (ex: decision making)  
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show ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions  
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reification   show
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show the ability to solve new problems/identify patterns/use logic  
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show the ability to use learned knowledge/experience  
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show the test must be pre-tested to a representative sample  
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mental age:   show
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show the extent to which a test yields consistent results overtime  
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show the extent to which a test measures what it is supposed to  
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show does the test sample a behavior of interest?  
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predictive validity   show
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aptitude   show
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show tests that measure what you have learned  
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stereotype threat   show
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show the widely used revision of Binet's intelligence test  
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intelligence quotient   show
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show a symmetrical curve that describes the distribution of many types of data  
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intrinsic   show
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show grades, punishment, praise, money  
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show a need or desire that energizes behavior/ directs it to your goal  
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show feeling that underlies behavior  
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instincts   show
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show a requirement that has to be fulfilled  
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drive   show
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homeostasis   show
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show the physiological aim of drive reduction is the maintenance of a steady internal state  
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optimum arousal   show
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show people do thing to seek out an optimal level of arousal for a given moment  
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cohort   show
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show a condition of limited mental ability  
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heritability   show
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