Unit 2: Cognition 2.8

2.8 Intelligence and Achievement

Intelligence

The ability to derive information, learn from experience, adapt to the environment, understand, and correctly utilize thought and reason.

The Flynn Effect

The observed rise over time in standardized intelligence test scores

Factor Analysis

A statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items (called factors) on a test.

Savant Syndrome

a rare condition in which someone with significant mental disabilities demonstrates certain abilities far in excess of average.

Triarchic Theory: Analytic

Academic problem solving skills

Triarchic Theory: Creative

insights, synthesis and the ability to react to novel situations and stimuli.

Triarchic Theory: Practical Intelligence

People with this type of intelligence can adapt to, or shape their environment.

Standardization

use of uniform procedures in test administration to ensure that all participants take the same test under the same conditions.

Validity

A test is considered valid if it measures what it is designed to measure.

Reliability

A test is considered reliable if it yields similar results each time it is administered.