PSYC 2510 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Daniel Tammet, Feudalism, Susan Polgar
2 May 2013
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Standardization: uniformity of procedures, test norms & standardization group (percentile scores) Validity: content validity (representative, criterion-related validity (predicted, construct validity (measures construct) Examining construct validity by looking at concurrent validity and discriminant validity. Definition: ability to profit from experience, acquire knowledge, think abstractly, adapt to changes in environment, etc. G factor: general intellectual ability assumed by many theorists to underlie specific mental abilities. Psychometrics: measurement of mental abilities, traits and processes, common tests (wechsler, gre, lsat, mcat, gmat) Paul broca (1861) relates brain size to intelligence. Franz gall (1880s) phrenology bumps on head used to assess mental abilities. Francis galton (1869) quantifies head measurements & relates to reaction times; hereditary. Alfred binet (1905) develops (with simon) objective test to id children having learning problems mental age: chronological age that corresponds with child"s performance. Very high & low scores are rare. 68% of people have iq between 85-115. Exceptionally reliable - rs in the . 90s.
