Chapter 9 Psychology

psychological tests used to assess talent for specific types of mental ability

the extent to which there is evidence that a test measures a particular hypotheticsal construct

the degree to which the content of a test is representative of the domain its supposed to cover

narrowing down a list of alternatives to converge on a single correct answer

numerical index of the degree of relationship between two variablles

generation of ideas that are original, novel, and useful

test validity that is estimated by correlating subjects scores on a test with their scores on an inndependent criterion of the trait assesse

ones ability to apply acquired skills and knowledge in problem solving

scores that locate subjects precisely within the normal distribution using the standard deviation as the unit of measurement

trying to expand the range of alternatives by generating many possible solutions

the ability to percieve and express emotion, assimilate emotion in thought, understand and resaon with emotion

statistical analysis of correlations among many variables to identify closely related clusters of variables

one's reasoning ability memory capacity and speed of information processsing

an estimate of the porportion of trait variablikity in a population that is determined by variations in genetic inheritance

a child's mental age divided by chronological age, multiplied by 100

psychological tests that measure general mental ability

a score that indicates that a child displays the mental ability of a child of that chronological age

subnormal general mental ability accompanied by deficienceis in everyday living skills originating prior to age 18