Theories of Intelligence Packet Flashcards
(article one) the brain is more like a …—it changes and gets stronger when you use it
muscle
(article one) when people … and .. new things, parts of their brain change and get larger
practice; learn
(article one) outer layer of the brain:
cortex
(article one) cortex contains billions of tiny … cells, called …; communication between these cells is what allows us to … and …
nerve; neurons; think; solve problems
(article one) adults can grow the parts of their brains that control their
abilities
(article one) growing intelligence entails practice as well as developing better …
strategy
(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
nervous system; neural
(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
specialty; experiential
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
mental management; reflective
(article two) reflective intelligence is the most
learnable
(article two) reflective intelligence is made of …
mindware
(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 …
tools; learn; strategy; attitude; habit; critically; creatively
(article two) mindware works to …, … and … thinking
pattern; repattern; depattern
(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
repatterning; depatterning
(article two) general skills of thinking are no substitute for knowledge in particular
subject matters
(article two) each subject matter brings its own specialized
mindware
(article two) curriculum of content (what schools teach): the … and … of a subject matter
facts; procedures
(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
thinking
(article two) infusion: integrating the teaching of new concepts in a … and … way with subject matter instruction
deep; far-reaching
