Myers AP Unit 11: Intelligence and Testing

The extent to which variability in a group is due to genetic factors.

Self-fulfilling expectations & poor performance can be triggered by ___________ .

A statistical technique used to identify groups of related items on a test

The characteristics of savant syndrome most directly suggest that intelligence is

A child with an age of 6 and an IQ of 150 has a mental age of ______ .

The correlation between scores on the even and odd numbered items on a test determines...

His study refuted the idea that intellectually gifted children are socially maladjusted.

A child with a mental age of 10 and actual age of 8 has an IQ of....?

The lower region of the __ lobe is a center for processing mathematical and spatial information

Who developed the modern theory of multiple intelligences?

The ability to use facial expressions to determine emotions is one component of

Intelligence test scores have been rising steadily over the past 80 years. This is known as ...

Who made the 1st measure of intelligence to predict the performance of French school children?

Tests designed to measure what a person has learned.

IQ scores of _____ are more similar than those of ordinary siblings raised together.

WAIS is to ______ as WISC is to ______.

What is Spearman’s g-factor? 

The percentage of IQ scores that fall between 70 and 130.

Measured muscular strength, sensory ability, and body proportions to try to assess intelligence

Disagreed with Spearman & identified seven clusters of primary mental abilities

What are the components of intelligence according to Sternberg?

The original IQ score would be LEAST appropriate for describing the intelligence of

Determines how well a test measures what it is supposed to measure.

What type of test is intended to assess your ability to learn a new skill?

Intellectual disability caused by an extra chromosome in one's genetic make-up is known as