PSYC 1010 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Intelligence Quotient, Basal Metabolic Rate, Industrial And Organizational Psychology

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Heather Jenkin

Document Summary

Intelligence: mental quality consisting of the ability to learn from experience, solve problems and use knowledge to adapt to new situations. Intelligence test: a method for assessing an individual"s mental aptitudes and comparing them with those of others, using numerical scores. General intelligence: a factor that underlies specific mental abilities and is therefore measured by every task on an intelligence test. Factor analysis: a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items on a test; it is used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie a person"s total score. Savant syndrome: a condition in which a person otherwise limited in mental ability has an exceptional specific skill. Creativity: the ability to produce novel and valuable ideas. Emotional intelligence: the ability to perceive, understand, manage and use emotions. Mental age: a measure of intelligence test performance devised by binet; it is the chronological age that most typically corresponds to a given level of performance.