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Low IQ, but extremely high funtioning in one area |
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Gardner's Multiple (8) Intelligences |
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The belief that there is not one overall intellectual ability, there are several types of specific abilities (eight to be exact) |
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The ability to percieve, understand, manage, and use emotions |
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A test which measures a person's intelligence |
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The level of a person's intellectual functioning as compared to children of specific ages |
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The widely used American revision of Binet's original intelligence test |
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The ratio of mental age to chronological age times 100 |
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A test designed to predict a person's future performance |
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A test designed to assess what a person has learned |
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Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) |
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The most widely used intelligence test containing verbal and performance (nonverbal) subtests |
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A person's scores are compared to a large pre-tested group giving meaning to the scores |
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The bell shaped pattern that test results may take |
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Does an individual consistently score the same on the test? |
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Does the test actually measure what it's supposed to measure? |
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An IQ score of less than 70 |
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An IQ score of more than 130 |
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Genetic vs. Environmetnal Influences on Intelligence |
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Genetics have the largest influence on IQ, but environment has an impact asa well |
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