Intelligence Quiz

Question 1

standard of comparison for test results developed by giving it to well-defined groups of people

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norms

Question 2

What is the ability of a test to give the same results under similar conditions?

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reliability

Question 3

What is the the ability to acquire new ideas and new behavior and to adapt to new situations

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intelligence

Question 4

proposes that intelligence can be divided into three ways of processing information

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triarchic theory

Question 5

assesses an individual's characteristics and identifies problems

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personality tests

Question 6

What is the ability of a test to measure what it is intended to measure?

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validity

Question 7

measures a person's preferences and attitudes to identify areas of likely success

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interest inventory

Question 8

measures how much a person has learned in a given subject or area

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achievement test

Question 9

standardized measure of intelligence based on a scale in which 100 is average

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intelligent quotient

Question 10

the degree to which a characteristic is related to genetic, inherited factors

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heritability

Question 11

ranking of test scores that indicates the ratio of scores lower and higher than a given score

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percentile system

Question 12

proposes that two factors contribute to an individual's intelligence

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two-factor theory

Questions 12