Intelligence
mental ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and adapt to new situations using knowledge
General Ability (g)
concept that a single, underlying factor influences performances across all cognitive tasks
Multiple abilities
idea that intelligence is not a single, general mental capacity but is composed of 9 several distinct independent abilities
IQ
numerical measure of intelligence that was originally calculated as the ratio of a person’s mental age to their chronological , multiplied by 100 (mental age/chronological age)*100
Mental Age
the measure of an individual’s intellectual performance compared to the average performance of a specific age group, as determined by an intelligence test
Chronological Age
Actual time someone has been alive (I’m 16)
Psychometric principles
standarization, reliability, and validity
Standardization
Making sure everyone takes a test under the exact same conditions so the results are fair and comparable
Validity
A test is valid if it measures what it
