Unit 5 Lesson 13: History of Intelligence Testing

culture-fair test

a test, designed based on common human experiences, that is intended to be unbiased in relation to the test-taker’s background

Flynn effect

the observation that each generation has a higher intelligence quotient than the prior generation

intelligence quotient (IQ)

a score on a test designed to measure intelligence

norming

the process of giving a test to a population large enough to collect data and identify the normal scores for that population

standardization

a testing process in which the administration, scoring, and interpretation of results are consistent for all users

Henry Goddard

a psychologist who believed that the IQ test should be used to discriminate against people with lower scores

David Wechsler

a psychologist who believed that IQ tests should measure the "global capacity of a person"

Stanford-Binet test

a system created by Lewis Terman using Binet's system, where IQ is calculated by dividing the mental age with the chronological age and multiplying the quotient by 100

US Army

created tests to rank soldiers by intelligence