AP psych intelligence

general intelligence

underlies all mental abilities and therefore measured by every task on an intelligence test (spearman)

multiple intelligence

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

IQ

ratio of mental age to actual age, intelligence test to the average performance for given age a score of 100

standardized test

define uniform testing procedures and meaningful scores by comparing others in a group

valid

the extent to which a test measures or predicts what's supposed to happen 

construct validity 

how much a test measures a concept or a trait 

predictive validity

the success with which a test predicts behavior it is designed to predict

reliable

the extent to which a test yields consistent results

test - retest

test with alternative forms of the test

split half

splitting a test in half and doing one half at once and then the other half separately 

flynn effect

the rise in intelligence test performance over time and across cultures

achievement tests

a test designed to assess which a person has learned

aptitude tests

a test designed to predict a persons future ability

fixed mindset

a view that intelligence, skills, talents are unchangeable, even with hard work

growth mindset

a focus on learning and getting better

cross sectional learning

research that compares people of different ages at same point in time

longitudinal study

research that follows and retests the same people over time

cohort

a group of same people

crystallized intelligence

our accumulated knowledge reflected in vocab and analogy test (cattell) 

fluid intelligence 

ability to reason quickly and abstractly (cattell) 

factor analysis

statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items (spearman)

stereotype threat

a self confirming concern that one will be evaluated based on negative stereotype 

mode

most of the data

mean 

average of data 

median

middle score of data

standard deviation

how spread out the results out

normal curve

the bell shaped curve that describes the distribution of many physical and psychological attributes.