ap psych unit 4 intelligence & achievement

intelligence

how smart someone—unmeasurable 

social construct 

g (general intelligence)

scoring high in one mental ability area=able to score high in others

mental age 

multiple intelligences

intelligence quotient (IQ)

used to track students in school

emotional intelligence

regulation of emotions

can make up for the lack of academic intelligence

chronological age

standardization

scores must fit into normal curve

validity 

test must measure or predict what it is designed to do 

construct validity

test questions must measure the knowledge/behavior/trait of interest

predictive validity

does the test predict what its supposed to

reliability

if the test yield consistent results

test-retest reliability

when the same person scores consistently on diff forms 

split-half reliability

when the first & second half yields consistent results

sociocultural testing bias

scoring worse/better because of cultural circumstances

stereotype threat

a concern that you will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype

stereotype lift 

performance improves when confident

flynn effect

intelligence test scores improving since the 1930s

achievement tests

measure knowledge

aptitude tests

measuring innate ability

fixed mindset

view that intelligence and abilities are unchangeable

growth mindset 

focus on learning and growing abilities and intelligence