Chapter 5 and 6 Flashcards

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What is fluid intelligence?

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The ability to reason, see relationships, think abstractly, and hold information in mind while working on a problem

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2
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What is crystallized intelligence?

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One’s accumulated knowledge of the world and the procedures or mental models one has developed from past learning and experience

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3
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What are the steps of dynamic testing?

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  1. Test
  2. Learn
  3. Re-test
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4
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Describe rule-learning, and example learning

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Rule learners memorize principles, or step-by-step lists, and, “rules,” and carry them from problem to problem.
Example learners memorize situations or, “examples,” and compare new problems to the old example in their mind

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5
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What is the proper name of a nerve cell?

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Neuron

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6
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What is the connection between neurons called?

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Synapse

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7
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Define deliberate practice

A

goal directed, often solitary, consists of repeated efforts to reach beyond current level of performance.

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8
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Define elaboration

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the process of finding additional layers of meaning in new material

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