AP Psych Unit 2: Intelligence/Testing

Intelligence

ability to learn from experience, solve problems, adapt to new situations

Spearman’s G Factor believes intelligence is ___ ability

one

Gardner believes intelligence is measured in ___ ways

8: linguistic, logical/math, musical, spatial, bodily, intrapersonal, interpersonal, naturalist

Sternberg’s 3 intelligences include:

Analytical - academic problem solving

Creative - generating new ideas

Practical - street smarts, common sense

Savants

people who score low in IQ but brilliant in one area

IQ was designed to measure _______

person’s intelligence compared to others

mental age/ chronological age * 100

Flynn Effect

each generation is scoring higher on intelligence than previously

Achievement tests

measure what you’ve learned (ap test, driver test)

Aptitude test

predict's ability to learn new things in future (SAT, IQ, military)

Psychometric Principles ensure

fair and accurate testing

Validity

test actually measures what it’s supposed to

Reliability

produces similar results after taking test again

Test retest reliability

consistency of test results over time

split half reliability

 consistency of results between 2 halves of test

Standardization means testing is under ____ conditions with a _____ sample

uniform

large representative sample

TO ESTABLISH NORMS

fixed mindset

believes ability/intelligence can’t change

growth mindset

believes abilities/intelligence can be developed through effort

Environment affects intelligence because children need ____ and ___ to learn

stimulation

new experiences

Stereotype threat

fear of confirming negative stereotype

A woman being told “women do worse in math” could lead to _____ test scores due stereotype threat

lower

Stereotype lift

performance boost due to awareness of negative stereotype in other group

Example of stereotype lift: male student does _____ after being told women do worse in math

better