AP Psych - Unit 11 Key Terms

Intelligence

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

General intelligence

the idea that your overall intelligence is a compilation of different specific abilities.

Emotional intelligence

the ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions.

Mental age

a person's mental ability expressed as the age at which an average person reaches the same ability.

Chronological age

real / biological age.

Intelligence quotient (IQ)

test that measures the test taker's score then compares it to the scores of others the same age.

Achievement test

created to test what you have learned (ex: in a certain subject).

Aptitude test

measurement of your abilities and predicts how easily you'd be able to pick up on new tasks.

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)

the most widely used intelligence test; provides scores for verbal comprehension, perceptual organization, working memory, and processing speed.

Standardization

tests must be given a test run first. every test taker must receive the same instructions, amnt of time, & similar environments as other test takers.

Reliability

the test will yield the same resulting scores if given multiple times.

Test-retest reliability

method of giving the test multiple times.

Split-half reliability

when the test is split in half and given to the same group of students to see if results remain the same.

Validity

the ability of a test to measure what it is intended to measure.

Predictive validity

when the results of the test accurately predict how the test taker will do on future tests.

Construct validity

test is constructed in a way that yields accurate results.

Down syndrome

having an extra copy of chromosome 21 (intellectual disability)

Stereotype threat

when ur worried and believe that you're being judged based on a negative stereotype rather than ur own effort.

Stereotype lift

when ur competing against someone with a negative stereotype against them, you acc do better bc it gives u confidence that they'll do bad.

Self-fulfilling prophecy

how we rise/fall to the expectations of ourselves and others.

Savant syndrome

when a person has diminished cognitive abilities but is a genius in one specific area.

Crystalized intelligence

knowledge that you have accumulated/gained throughout your life.

Fluid intelligence

allows us to think quickly on the spot and come up with creative answers in a short amnt of time (ex: in a job interview).

Grit

refusal to quit when things get hard.

Growth mindset

when you acc believe that you can learn new things even if it takes you longer or requires more effort than others.

Fixed mindset

believing that if ur bad at certain things, ur abilities cannot change and you will never be good at them.

Flynn effect

The rise in average IQ scores that has occurred over the generations of the human race (we are getting more intelligent).