Psych Quiz 1

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Across
  1. 4. the proportion of variation among individuals in a group that we can attribute to genes.
  2. 5. a group of people sharing a common characteristic, such as being from a given period of time
  3. 11. a self-confirming concern that one will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype
  4. 12. condition in which a person otherwise limited in mental ability has an exceptional specific skill, such as in computation or drawing
  5. 14. intelligence type that uses our ability to reason speedily & abstractly; decrease with age
  6. 15. intelligence that uses our accumulated knowledge and verbal skills; increase with age
  7. 16. comparison of performance to children of a certain chronological age
  8. 18. measure the capacity to learn (SAT)
Down
  1. 1. disability IQ score> 2 SD below the mean
  2. 2. IQ scores>2 SD above the mean
  3. 3. a way to define uniform testing procedures and provide meaningful scores that can be compared across tests and administrations
  4. 6. The ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions
  5. 7. proposed by Carol Dweck - a focus on learning & growing
  6. 8. the theory that our intelligence is based on G as well as specific abilities bridged by Gf & Gc
  7. 9. measures what HAS been learned
  8. 10. the extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to
  9. 13. type of intelligence that underlies all mental abilities and is therefore measured by every task on an intelligence test.
  10. 17. the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to a new situation