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Definitions test consistency; the ability to yield the same result under a variety of Reliability different circumstances Validity ability of a test to measure what it is intended to measure ranking of test scores that indicate the ratio of scores lower or higher than a Percentile System given score standard of comparision for test results developed by giving the test to large, Norms well defined groups of people Intelligence ability to acquire new ideas and behaviors and to adapt to new situations proposses that it contribute to an individual's intelligence: first factor Two-factor theory represents g, the second represents s proposses that it can be divided into three ways of processing information: Triarchic theory analytical, creative, physical Emotional has four major aspects of interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligences intelligence Intelligence standardized measure of intelligence based on a scale in which 100 is average quotient-IQ Heritability the degree to which a characteristic is related to genetic, inherited factors an aspect of intelligence test in which the wording used in questions may be Cultural bias more familiar to people of one social group than the other group estimates the probablity that a person will be successful in learning a specific Aptitude test new skill Achievement test measures how much a person has learned in a given subject or area Interest test measures a person's preferences, attitudes, and interests in certain activities Personality test assesses personality characteristics and identifies problems forced-choice test in which a person must select one of several answers Objective test designed to sstudy personal characteristics unstructered test in whihch a person is asked to respond freely, giving his or Projective test her own interpretation of various ambiguous stimuli Terms