AP Psych Vocab Quiz 3

Intelligence

the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations.

General Intelligence

according to Spearman and others, underlies all mental abilities and is therefore measured by every task on an intelligence test.

Intelligence Quotient

This is a mathematical formula that is supposed to be a measure of a person's intelligence. When it was first created, it was defined as the ratio of mental age (MA) to chronological age (CA)

Mental Age

a measure of intelligence test performance devised by Binet; the chronological age that most typically corresponds to a given level of performance

Chronological Age

the actual amount of time a person has been alive, measured in years from birth to the present

Standardization

Consistency and objectivity of how tests are administered and scored. In order to compare one person to another on a test, it is important that they take the test under the same conditions and the same scoring procedure is applied to both

Validity

A measure of the extent to which a test actually assesses what it claims

Construct Validity

how well a test measures the theory it is meant to measure

Predictive Validity

focuses on how well an assessment tool can predict the outcome of some other separate, but related, measure.

Reliability

the ability to consistently find similar results when a test is repeatedly administered in similar conditions

Test retest Reliability

the degree to which test results are consistent over time when the same participants take the same test at different times

Split half reliability

A measure of reliability in which a test is split into two parts and an individual's scores on both halves are compared

stereotype threat

a situation where an individual feels at risk of confirming a negative stereotype about their social group, which can lead to anxiety and impaired performance on a task related to that stereotype

stereotype lift

the phenomenon where individuals not targeted by a negative stereotype perform better on a task when the stereotype is activated

flynn effect

the observed trend where average IQ scores across populations have steadily increased over time

achievement tests

a test that is designed to assess a person's current skill set

aptitude tests

A test that is designed to predict a person's future success in a given area

fixed mindset

asserts that the brain and intelligence cannot change

growth mindset

the belief that one's abilities and intelligence can be developed through effort, learning, and perseverance