Problem Solving and Intelligence Readings

Question 1

Fluid Intelligence:

Answer 1

Reflects how well you tackle a new task rather than what facts you possess

• a fixed attribute
• 50-80% directly inherited or acquired very early in life, environmental elements can change this
• leads to academic achievement and career success

Question 2

Working Memory:

Answer 2

Short term memory
- keeps vital info at the ready so that other parts of the brain
can tap it to solve problems

Question 3

Prefrontal Cortex:

Answer 3

The region of the brain responsible for executive function
- Regulates attention, modulates impulses, and coordinates info
coming from other brain centres

Question 4

n-back test:

Answer 4

makes you juggle several pieces of info in your head
- shifts your attention from one to another
- participants are asked to keep track of an image, # or letter
that appeared n positions back in a series

(What you did in your sona)