Intelligence 2025

adapted Binet's intelligence test for American school children

developed the intelligence test for French government

AP Psychology Exam

triarchic theory (analytical, creative & practical intelligences)

self-fulfilling effect of negative expectations

an increase in a group's test performance due to not being part of a negative stereotype

variation in intelligence due to genetics

the degree of difference or variation that exists between different social groups

extra chromosome 21

defining meaningful scores relative to a pretested group

a person's intelligence and abilities are permanent and unchangeable

reflects what you have learned

worldwide rise in intelligence test scores

SAT

generating a single correct answer

average score on an intelligence test is

a person's intelligence and abilities can be developed through practice

the amount of variation in data values within a group

different subjects, same time

controversy surrounding intelligence

the ability to learn from experience

bell-shaped pattern of scores

same subjects, different times

predicts your abilities

boys outperform girls

ability to react adaptively to novel situations

concept of general intelligence (single overall ability)

girls outperform boys in

people who are especially self-aware

the formula for IQ (William Stern)

identifying clusters of closely related items

limited mental abilities with one exceptional skill

generating many possible solutions

ability to solve everyday problems

self-fulfilling expectations are most likely to be triggered by

consistent results (every time it is used)

boys outperform girls

ability to solve well-defined problems

girls outperform boys in

measures or predicts what it is suppose to

The Stanford-Binet and Wechsler are

content and predictive

a general intelligence underlying a variety of tasks

test-retest or split-half

level of performance associated with a certain chronological age