Unit 11: Testing and Individual Differences

self-fulfilling expectations are most likely to be triggered by

bell-shaped pattern of scores

limited mental abilities with one exceptional skill

identifying clusters of closely related items

concept of (G)eneral intelligence (single overall ability)

ability to react adaptively to novel situations

Terman observed children with IQ scores over 130/135 are likely to be

ability to solve well-defined problems

predicts your abilities

correlation between brain size and intelligence scores (we are animals look at animals)

consistent results (every time it is used)

defining meaningful scores relative to a pretested group

triarchic theory (analytical, creative & practical intelligences)

measures or predicts what it is suppose to

girls outperform boys in

test-retest or split-half

people who are especially self-aware (EQ)

content and predictive

boys outperform girls (Sorry to those who watched Queens Gambit)

self-fulfilling effect of negative expectations

the ability to learn from experience

worldwide rise in intelligence test scores

variation in intelligence due to genetics

thinking style that comes together generating a single correct answer

reflects what you have learned

the chronological age that most typically corresponds to a given level of IQ performance

extra chromosome 21

a general intelligence underlying a variety of tasks

multiple intelligence (eight maybe nine)

ability to solve everyday problems

The Stanford-Binet and Wechsler are

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