PSYA02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9-10: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, Intelligence Quotient, Gene Knockout
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Anthropometrics (measurement of people): methods of measuring physical and mental variation in humans. Intelligence: ability to think, understand, reason and adapt to or overcome obstacles. Mental age: average intellectual ability score for children of a specific age. Stanford-binet test: 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): common intelligence test in use for adolescence and adults. Provides full scale iq and breaks intelligence in a general ability index and cognitive. 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: occurs when negative stereotypes about a group cause group members to underperform on ability tests. Intelligence is a basic cognitive trait comprising the ability to learn, reason, solve problem regardless of nature.
