Psychology Class Example

My Personal Word List
Topic: Psychological Testing

Word	What I Think  it Means	Context Clue (how it's used in the text)	Definition
standardized	similar to other tests	“Standardized tests must be  administered and scored the  same way every time.”	establishes a certain criteria  as a basis of comparison
norms	what is considered normal	“When psychologists design a  test to be used in a variety of settings, the usually set up a scale  for comparison by establishing  norms.”	standards of comparison for  test results developed by giving the test to large,  well-defined groups of people
aptitude	ability	“Your percentile on an aptitude  test such as the SAT reflects  your standing among people  your age and grade who have  also taken the exam.”	ability
triarchic theory	theory of triangles	“Robert Sternberg proposed a three-part triarchic theory of intelligence.”	proposes that intelligence  can be divided into  three ways of processing information