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psych ch13 vocab
psychology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Reliability | the ability of a test to give the same results under similar conditions |
| Interscorer Reliability | the scores you receive depends more on the grade than on you |
| Scorer Reliability | grading papers at different times may cause them to be scored differently |
| Validity | the ability of a test to measure what it is intended to measure |
| Predictive Validity | method for measuring validity is to find out how well a test predicts performance |
| Standard Deviation | a measure of variability that describes an average distance of every score from the mean of the scores |
| Norms | standard of comparison for test results developed by giving the test to large, well- defined groups of people |
| Percentile System | ranking of test scores that indicates the ratio of scores lower and higher than a given score |
| Intelligence | the ability to acquire new ideas and new behavior, and to adapt to new situations |
| Two-Factor Theory | proposes that two factors contribute to an individual's intelligence |
| Verbal Comprehension | ability to understand the meaning of words, concepts, and ideas |
| Numerical Ability | ability to use numbers quickly to compute answers to problems |
| Spatial Relations | ability to visualize and manipulate patterns and forms in space |
| Perceptual Speed | ability to grasp perceptual details quickly and accurately and to determine similarities and differences between stimuli |
| Word Fluency | ability to use words quickly and fluently in performing such tasks as rhyming, solving anagrams, and doing crossword puzzles |
| Memory | the storage and retrieval of what has been learned or experienced |
| Inductive Reasoning | ability to derive general rules and principles from presented information |
| Triarchic Theory | proposes that intelligence can be divided into three ways of processing information |
| Emotional Intelligence | includes four major aspects of interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligences |
| Intelligence Quotient (IQ) | standardized measure of intelligence based on a scale in while 100 is average |
| Heritability | the degree to which a characteristic is related to inherited genetic factors |
| Cultural Bias | an aspect of an intelligence test in which the wording used in questions may be more familiar to people of one social group that to another group |
| Aptitude Tests | estimates the probability that a person will be successful in learning a specific new skill |
| Achievement Tests | measures how much a person has learned in a given subject or area |
| Interest Inventory | measures a person's preferences and attitudes in a wide variety of activities to identify areas of likely success |
| Personality Test | assesses an individual's characteristics and identifies problems |
| Objective Test | a limited -or forced- choice test in which a person must select one of several answers |
| Projective Test | an unstructured test in which a person is asked to respond freely, giving his or her own interpretation of various ambiguous stimuli |
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