PSYC 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: David Wechsler, Takers, Lewis Terman

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Paula Barata

Document Summary

Anthropometrics: methods of measuring physical and mental variation in humans. Intelligence: the ability to think, understand, reason and adapt to or overcome obstacles. Mental age: the intellectual ability score for children of a specific age. Stanford-binet test: a test intended to measure innate levels of intelligence. Intelligence quotient (iq): calculated by taking a person"s mental age, dividing it by his chronological age and then multiplying by 100. Wechsler adult intelligence scale (wais): most common intelligence test used for adolescents and adults. Raven"s progressive matrices: an intelligence test that is based on pictures, not words thus making it relatively unaffected by language or cultural background. Stereotype threat: which occurs when negative stereotypes about a group cause group members to underperform on ability tests. Entity theory: the belief that intelligence is a fixed characteristic and relatively difficult (or impossible) to change. Incremental theory: the belief that intelligence can be shaped by experiences, practices and effort.