PSYA02H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Age 13, Prefrontal Cortex, Self-Awareness
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Chapter 9: measuring aptitude & intelligence. Measurement of the degree to which a test produces consistent results. One method: test- retest reliability: validity. Measures variability around a mean. 10 yr old child with mental age of 7 would have iq of 7/10 x. Iq replaced idea of a mental age- something that reflects progress in school with number purporting to measure persons ability. Wechsler- bellvue test - > first developed by david wechsler in 1939. Ironically, called himself as having mild intellectual disabilities- . Gai - > from scores on verbal comprehension & perceptual. Cpi - > based on working memory & processing speed subtests. In 1930"s; raven"s progressive matrices (often shortened to raven"s. Gyri comprise outer part of cerebral cortex) Chapter 9. 3: heredity, environment, & intelligence. High- socioeconomic- status students more likely to enjoy advantage of better schools/ teachers. Pattern holds true even if an elder sibling dies during infancy - .
