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| scholastic assesmetn test |
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| standards of comparison fro test results developed by giving the test to large, well-defined groups of people |
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| ability of a test to measure what it is intended to measure |
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| Intellegence Quotient-standardized measure of intelligence based on a 100 scale, 100 is average |
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| ability to perceive imagine and understand emotion s and to use that information in desicion making |
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| aspect of an intelligence test in which the wording used in questions and the experiences which they are bsed may be more familiar to people of one social group than the other |
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| divide test subjects i nhalf and score seperately |
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| rejected idea of intelligence as primarily ability to think logically (thought there were eight types of intelligence) |
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| proposed triarch theory-saw analytical, creative, and practical skills |
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| wechsler test for adults 16-89, gives different strengths and weaknesses |
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| reveals habits, fears, delusions, sexual attitudes, and syptoms of psychological disorders |
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| asks people which activity of three they prefer and held decide what career they might like |
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| California Psychological Inventory-reveals responsibility, self-control, and tolerance, adjustment to stress, leadership, and job success. generally valid |
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| focuses how individual takes in information, makes desicions, and approaches day to day tasks. , also points out different characteristics of personality, like extrovert vs. introvert |
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| ink blots tests, wahtever someone does or says will reveal an aspect of their personality |
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| Thematic Apperception test...20 cards containing vague pictures, clients speak freely about problems and make up story about what is happening |
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| Standford-Binet Intelligence Scale |
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| groups items by age level, can be used with people 3-85, includes tasks from defining words, to carryingout daily tasks |
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| defense coping mechanism in which person refuses to admit problemt |
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| outgoing, active person who directs his or her energies and interests toward other people and things |
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| all the consistent, stable, enduring, and unique ways in which the behavior of one person differs from that of others |
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| stable characteristic that can eb considered to be at the core of personality |
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| aspect of personality with a tendency to react to a situation in a way that remains stable over time |
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| beleived people try to develop potential as they can handle thei rinstinctual urges, distinguished between personal unconscious, whic his similar to Freuds idea of unconciousand the collective unconscious, store house of archetype man |
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| driving force in peoples life is to overcome feeling of inferiority, inferiority complex |
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| focused precisely on what caused a person to act a certain way..looks for contingencies of reinforcement, goes through many different problems |
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| Social Cognitive Theory-personality acquired form direct enforcement of behavior and imitation of others, use self-efficiacy to measure different factors before doing something, develop outcome expectation, which when positive will motivate you to keep trying |
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| devoted studying some of the happiest, most successful individuals, they mostly, perceive reality accurately, accept themselves, others, and their envoirnements readily |
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