2.8

• General intelligence (g factor): represents the idea that an individual's intelligence is compiled of different specific abilities
• multiple intelligence theory: theory that proposes 8 different types of intelligence

  • musical-rhythmic
  • visual-spatial
  • verbal-linguistic
  • logical-mathematical
  • bodily-kinesthetic
  • interpersonal
  • intrapersonal
  • naturalistic
• IQ: mental age/chronological age * 100
• psychometric: compare data from experiments to prove their is a psychological connection
• standardization: defining uniform testing procedures and score by comparison
• validity: the extent to which a test measures/predicts what its supposed to
• construct validity: whether a test is really evaluating an abstract psychological or theoretical idea
• predictive validity: how well the test results relate to another measure of what you are evaluating
• reliability: the extent to which a test yields consistent results as assessed by the consistency of scores on two halves of the test/alternate forms of testing
• test-retest reliability: having an individual take the same test at 2 different times
• split-half reliability: checking for consistency between the scores on two halves of the same test
• stereotype threat: when a participant worrying about conforming to a negative stereotype leads to underperformance
• stereotype lift: phenomenon that occurs when a group's performance on a test improves because they are not part of a negative stereotype
• • Personal and sociocultural biases can impact interpretation of a person's IQ score
  • Poverty discrimination nd educational inequalities can negatively influence the intelligence scores of individuals and societal groups around the world
  • Scores from intelligence tests have been used to limit access to jobs, military ranks, education, and immigration to the US
• Flynn effect: the trend of increasing IQ scores
• Achievement test: assess what a person has learned
• aptitude test: predicts future performance
• fixed mindset: people who see their qualities/intelligence as fixed traits cannot chage
• growth mindset: the belief that one's ability and intelligence can be developed through effort and learning