Theories of Intelligence Packet

Question 1

(article one) the brain is more like a …—it changes and gets stronger when you use it

Answer 1

muscle

Question 2

(article one) when people … and .. new things, parts of their brain change and get larger

Answer 2

practice; learn

Question 3

(article one) outer layer of the brain:

Answer 3

cortex

Question 4

(article one) cortex contains billions of tiny … cells, called …; communication between these cells is what allows us to … and …

Answer 4

nerve; neurons; think; solve problems

Question 5

(article one) adults can grow the parts of their brains that control their

Answer 5

abilities

Question 6

(article one) growing intelligence entails practice as well as developing better …

Answer 6

strategy

Question 7

(article two) some psychologists consider intelligence a matter of the efficiency of the …, genetically determined, not very subject to environmental influence. Thi sis the … view of intelligence

Answer 7

nervous system; neural

Question 8

(article two) others argue that highly intelligent behavior always occurs in a … it involves expertise in a particular area of endeavor. this is the … view of intelligence

Answer 8

specialty; experiential

Question 9

others think that good thinking depends on good …–knowing what questions to ask yourself, using problem-solving strategies, monitoring and striving to direct and improve your own thinking. this is the .. of intelligence

Answer 9

mental management; reflective

Question 10

(article two) reflective intelligence is the most

Answer 10

learnable

Question 11

(article two) reflective intelligence is made of …

Answer 11

mindware

Question 12

(article two) mindware consists of … for the mind. it is anything a person can …–a …, an …, a …– that extends the person’s general powers to think … and …

Answer 12

tools; learn; strategy; attitude; habit; critically; creatively

Question 13

(article two) mindware works to …, … and … thinking

Answer 13

pattern; repattern; depattern

Question 14

(article two) practice alone is not enough, and can actually lead people to entrench their old patterns of thinking rather than … and … to develop more effective thinking

Answer 14

repatterning; depatterning

Question 15

(article two) general skills of thinking are no substitute for knowledge in particular

Answer 15

subject matters

Question 16

(article two) each subject matter brings its own specialized

Answer 16

mindware

Question 17

(article two) curriculum of content (what schools teach): the … and … of a subject matter

Answer 17

facts; procedures

Question 18

(article two) metacurriculum (what school systems are missing): the ‘higher order’ curriculum that deals with good patterns of… in general and in the subject matters

Answer 18

thinking

Question 19

(article two) infusion: integrating the teaching of new concepts in a … and … way with subject matter instruction

Answer 19

deep; far-reaching