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NSU Psych 101
NSU Chapter 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cognition | the way in which info is processed and manipulated in remembering, thinking and knowing |
| intelligence | problem solving skills and the ability to adapt to and learn from life's everyday experiences |
| reliability | the extent to which a test yield a consistent, reproducible measure of performance |
| standardization | developing uniform procedures for administering and scoring a test, as well as creating norms for the test |
| Mental age | an individual's level of mental development relative to that of others |
| intelligence quotient | an individual's mental age divided by chronological age multiplied by 100 |
| normal distribution | a bell shaped curve |
| language | a form of communication |
| phonology | a language's sound system |
| morphology | a language's rules for words |
| syntax | a language's rules for the way words are combined to form acceptable phrases and sentences |
| semantics | the meaning of words and sentences in a particular language |