Mental quality consisting of the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations.

This psychologist theorized that we have multiple intelligences, including verbal-linguistic, logical-mathematical, musical-rhythmic-harmonic, visual-spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalistic, and existential intelligence.

A test designed to assess what a person has learned.

The extent to which a test yields consistent results.

The finding that intelligence seems to increase with every generation.

The ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions.

This psychologist’s original intelligence test was revised by Stanford University and became one of the most widely used American intelligence tests in the twentieth century.

A test designed to predict a person’s future performance.

The extent to which a test samples the behavior that is of interest.

The formula for calculating IQ.

The measure of intelligence test performance devised by Binet.

This psychologist believed that a general intelligence (g) factor underlies specific mental abilities and is therefore measured by every task on an intelligence test.

The widely used American revision of Binet’s original intelligence test.

The success with which a test predicts the behavior it is designed to measure.

Those considered to have an intellectual disability have achieved this score or below on an intelligence test.

A condition of limited mental ability and difficulty in adapting to the demands of life.

This psychologist’s triarchic theory included three intelligences, including analytical, creative, and practical intelligence.

The most widely used intelligence test; contains verbal and performance scale subtests.

Defining meaningful scores by comparison with the performance of a pretested group.

Down syndrome is caused by having an extra copy of this chromosome.

A condition in which a person otherwise limited in mental ability has an exceptional specific skill, such as in computation or drawing.

This psychologist theorized that we have multiple intelligences revolving around seven primary mental abilities, including word fluency, verbal comprehension, spatial ability, perceptual speed, numerical ability, inductive reasoning, and memory.

The most widely used intelligence test for children.

A self-confirming concern that one will be evaluated based on a negative perception.

Six of Gardner’s nine intelligences.