Chapter 26- Intelligence
Across
- 3. the average score within a group of scores, calculated by adding all of the scores and then dividing by the number of scores.
- 4. the ability to deal with new and different concepts and to come up with new ways of solving problems and then multiplying that quotient by 100.
- 6. the process of giving a test to a large group of people that represents the population for whom the test is designed.
- 7. the ability to excel in certain areas, or specific intelligence.
- 9. the ability to learn from one's experience, acquire knowledge, and use resources effectively in adapting to new situations or solving problems.
Down
- 1. the ability to reason and solve problems, or general intelligence.
- 2. condition in which a person's behavioral and cognitive skills exist at an earlier developmental stage than the skills of others who are the same chronological age.
- 5. term used to describe the 2 percent of the population falling on the upper end of the normal curve and typically possessing an IQ of 130 or above.
- 8. the tendency of IQ tests to reflect, in language, dialect, and content, the culture of the test designer.
- 10. a number representing a measure of intelligence, resulting from the division of one's mental age by one's chronological age and then multiplying that quotient by 100.