AP Psychology : Unit 11 : Exam 3 Of Semester 2 (Terms that turned out to be a bit shaky for me) (Other terms can be defined using my crystalized intelligence)
Content Validity
Evaluates how well a test covers all relevant parts of the topic an exam is assessing.
Stanford-Binet
Exam that finds the cognitive strengths and weaknesses of children, adolescents, and adults.
Cohort
A group of people who share common characteristics or experiences.
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
An IQ test designed to measure intelligence and cognitive ability in adults and older adolescents.
Cross-Sectional Study
An observational analysis that evaluates and compares different groups at a point in time.
Savant Syndrome
Rare condition in which someone with significant mental disabilities demonstrates certain abilities far in excess of average.
Predictive Validity
The ability of a test or other measurement to predict a future outcome.
General intelligence
Type Of Intelligence that underlies multiple specific skills, including verbal, spatial, numerical and mechanical.
Factor analysis
Used to identify "factors" that explain a variety of results on different tests.