Chapter 8 quiz Flashcards
Who stated, “Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.”
Albert Einstein
Intellectual strengths are those assets in our lives that give us the capacity to ______, _______, and ______ information.
acquire; process; understand
to make use of as relevant and important to a situation or action
apply
observing and learning about something for the first time in one’s experience
discovery
an area or range of personal distinctness characterized by specific qualities
domain
ongoing process that is constantly making progress in a positive manner
ever-expanding
perceive the meaning of something learned; grasp the idea of its significance; comprehend
understand
the capacity of our lives that enables us to acquire knowledge and develop an ever-expanding understanding of this knowledge in a manner that produces wisdom
intellectual strengths
capacity for learning, reasoning, understanding, and similar forms of mental activity
intelligence
qualities or features that bring power, force, vigor, or sustenance
strengths
the power to discern and judge properly what is true or right or of moral value
wisdom
10 commonly recognized capacities
- verbal capacity
- quantitative capacity
- image capacity
- auditory capacity
- short-term memory
- long-term memory
- reasoning capacity
- processing capacity
- reaction capacity
- informational capacity
the ability to read and write, remember, and
think with words
verbal capacity
the ability to recognize, manipulate,
comprehend, remember and think with quantitative concepts
and relationships represented by numerical symbols
quantitative capacity
the ability to perceive, analyze, synthesize, re-
member, and think with visual patterns
image capacity
the ability to detect, analyze, synthesize,
and discriminate auditory stimuli, especially those related to speech
auditory capacity
the ability to store and recall information
within a few minutes
short-term memory
the ability to store information and to efficiently retrieve it later in the process of thinking
long-term memory
the ability to form concepts and solve
problems
reasoning capacity
the speed with which an individual can
perform automatic cognitive tasks
processing capacity