Module 29 Flashcards
What are intelligence tests?
Tests to determine a persons mental abilities
What is intelligence?
Whatever intelligence tests measure
Who is Charles spearman?
Did a factor analysis to determine a persons “g” or general intelligence
Who is Louis thurston?
Found 7 clusters that determine “g”
Who is Howard Gardner?
Proposed the idea that different people have intelligences in 1 or more of 8 different areas
What are the 7 clusters of abilities?
Verbal comprehension, inductive reasoning, word fluency, spatial ability, memory, perceptual speed, numerical ability
What are Gardeners 8 intelligences?
Naturalist, linguistic, logical-mathematical, musical, spatial, bodily kinesthetic, interpersonal, thrapersonal
What are sternberg’s 3 types of ability?
Practical, analytical, and creative intelligence
What is practical intelligence?
Expertise and talent
What is analytical ability?
Solving a problem with a single answer
What is creative intelligence?
Generating new ideas
What are the 4 components of emotional intelligence?
Perceiving, understanding, managing, and using emotions
What is convergent thinking?
Zeroing in on a single answer
What is divergent thinking?
The ability to generate many new ideas
What are the 5 components of creativity?
Venturesome personality, expertise, imaginative thinking, intrinsic motivation, and creative environment
