Across
- 3. A common factor that underlies specific mental abilities and is measured by every intelligence test.
- 4. The most commonly used intelligence test for adults, measuring verbal and performance abilities.
- 7. The success with which a test predicts future performance or behavior it’s meant to forecast.
- 12. Psychologist who developed the first practical intelligence test to identify students needing academic assistance.
- 15. A comprehensive model integrating fluid and crystallized intelligence within a hierarchical framework of cognitive abilities.
- 17. The belief that intelligence and abilities can be developed through effort and learning.
- 22. The ability to reason speedily and abstractly; tends to decrease with age.
- 23. Psychologist who revised Binet’s test for American use, creating the Stanford-Binet intelligence test.
- 24. Originally defined as the ratio of mental age to chronological age multiplied by 100; now based on deviation from the mean score.
- 28. Psychologist who proposed the theory of multiple intelligences, suggesting eight distinct types of intelligence.
- 32. A research method that follows and retests the same people over a long period.
- 34. Psychologist who developed widely used intelligence tests for adults and children, including the WAIS and WISC.
- 35. Psychologist who identified seven primary mental abilities, challenging Spearman’s single-factor theory.
- 36. Psychologist known for her research on mindset theory, distinguishing between fixed and growth mindsets.
- 37. The extent to which a test samples the behavior or content it is intended to measure.
- 38. A statistical method used to identify clusters of related items (factors) on a test.
- 39. A method for assessing an individual’s mental aptitudes and comparing them with others using numerical scores.
- 40. The ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations.
Down
- 1. The worldwide phenomenon of rising intelligence test scores over time.
- 2. The extent to which a test yields consistent results over time or across different forms.
- 5. Defining meaningful test scores by comparison with the performance of a pretested group.
- 6. Psychologist who proposed the concept of general intelligence (g) underlying all intellectual abilities.
- 8. A symmetrical, bell-shaped curve representing the distribution of many traits, with most scores near the average.
- 9. A condition in which a person with limited mental ability has an exceptional specific skill, such as computation or art.
- 10. The widely used American revision of Binet’s original intelligence test.
- 11. Early psychologist who studied hereditary genius and pioneered psychometrics, applying statistical methods to human differences.
- 13. Passion and perseverance in pursuing long-term goals.
- 14. Cognitive scientist known for his research on language, cognition, and evolutionary psychology.
- 16. A test designed to predict a person’s capacity to learn or perform well in the future.
- 18. Accumulated knowledge and verbal skills; tends to increase with age.
- 19. A self-confirming concern that one will be evaluated based on negative stereotypes about one’s group.
- 20. A measure of intelligence based on the chronological age that most typically corresponds to a given level of performance.
- 21. The extent to which a test measures or predicts what it claims to.
- 25. The ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions effectively.
- 26. A group of people sharing a common characteristic, such as age, studied over time.
- 27. A research method that compares people of different ages at one point in time.
- 29. The belief that intelligence and abilities are innate and unchangeable.
- 30. The scientific study of the measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits.
- 31. The degree to which a test truly measures the psychological concept it claims to assess.
- 33. A test designed to measure what a person has learned.