Glossary I
Glossary I
Gifted (adj.) — In psychology, a person is described as intellectually gifted when their cognitive ability falls significantly above the population average, most commonly operationalized as an IQ score of 130 or higher — roughly two standard deviations above the mean on tests such as the Wechsler scales. Giftedness is considered a trait present from an early age rather than something acquired through study, and it shows up in how quickly and deeply a person reasons, not merely in how much they know.
Deutsch: Intelligenz / Español: Inteligencia / Português: Inteligência / Français: Intelligence / Italiano: Intelligenza /
Intelligence refers to an overall capacity to think rationally, act purposefully, and deal effectively with the environment.
Intelligence quotient is a term developed by Stern in 1938 to address problems with using the difference between chronological age and mental age to represent deviance. Typically, a deviation IQ score is used.
Intelligence test refers to a questionnaire or series of exercises designed to measure intelligence. It is generally understood that intelligence tests are less a measure of innate ability to learn as of what the person tested has already learned. There are many types of intelligence tests, and they may measure learning and/or ability in a wide variety of areas and skills. Scores may be presented as an IQ (intelligence quotient ), a mental age, or on a scale.