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<p>Fetal alcohol syndrome (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>General cognitive ability across various domains. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Individuals with IQ scores greater than 130. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Validity measures what a test claims to measure, while reliability refers to consistency over time. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A history of intellectual disabilities without clear biological causes. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>$3/5 \times 100$ (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By determining the average score among all age peers and calculating deviations (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The examiner customizes the test based on performance to find a mental age level. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Verbal comprehension, perceptual reasoning, working memory, and processing speed (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They determine a person's grasp of specific subject area knowledge. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are influenced by cultural biases that may disadvantage certain groups. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They form a bell-shaped normal distribution. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Predictive ability in relation to future performance in a chosen field. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Forced sterilization of individuals deemed intellectually inferior (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To differentiate between various levels of intelligence based on age (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mental age divided by chronological age, multiplied by 100 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It did not permit adequate comparisons among different chronological ages (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fears around diluting the intellectual capabilities of the population (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Indigenous women and individuals with mental disabilities (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It restricted entry based on the perceived IQ levels of immigrants (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It included tasks suitable for adults across various age ranges (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

An IQ score derived from comparing a person's test performance to the average performance of others of the same age.

The average IQ score, representing the middle of the bell curve for a specific age group in an IQ test.

A test to measure intelligence, that varies in difficulty based on age and mental ability.

A measure of cognitive ability based on the average performance of a particular age group in an IQ test.

A commonly used IQ test for adults, assessing cognitive abilities across different cognitive domains

Designed to measure a person’s knowledge in a specific subject or area.

Predicts a person's potential in a specific area or profession.

A complete IQ score representing overall intelligence across several intellectual abilities.

A test's ability to consistently measure what it's designed to measure. If you take the same test multiple times, you should get similar results each time.

A test's ability to measure what it's supposed to measure. A test can be reliable (consistent) but not valid (accurate).

IQ scores are moderately successful at predicting academic success and occupational attainment, but success also depends on other factors like motivation and effort.

A condition characterized by significant limitations in intellectual and adaptive functioning (occurs in 2-3% of the population). Individuals with IQ scores 2 SD below the mean (70 or lower).

Individuals with intellectual disabilities experience deficits in adaptive functioning across three domains: conceptual, social, and practical.

Refers to academic skills, knowledge, abstract thinking, and memory within adaptive functioning.

Refers to social judgment, empathy, interpersonal communication skills, and the ability to interpret social cues within adaptive functioning.

Refers to personal daily care, job responsibilities, money management, and recreation within adaptive functioning.

A movement that sought to improve the human race through selective breeding, sterilization, and immigration restrictions based on the belief that intelligence is primarily inherited.

The practice of sterilizing individuals without their consent, often based on discriminatory assumptions about their intelligence or genetic traits.

Laws or policies that limit or prevent people from entering a country based on perceived intellectual inferiority or other discriminatory factors.

A standardized test used to measure intelligence, often assessed by comparing an individual's performance to standardized norms.

A score that represents an individual's intelligence relative to other people of the same age, calculated by comparing mental age to chronological age.

No, head size and shape are not indicators of intelligence. Genetics play a significant role in intellectual capacity, but they are not determined by physical attributes.

The eugenics movement was flawed because it was based on a flawed understanding of intelligence, which is not solely determined by genetics, and it used discriminatory practices to control reproduction.