UNIT 5 LESSON 4 Flashcards
Intelligence
the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations
Intelligence
a method for assessing an individual’s mental aptitudes and comparing them with the aptitudes of others through the use of numerical scores.
intelligence tests
strength of character/ motivation
grit
the ability to use previously-learned skills, knowledge, and experience.
Crystallized intelligence
one’s natural ability to learn quickly, adapt, and problem
solve in novel situations
Fluid Intelligence
created a concept of general factor of intelligence
Charles Spearman
an overall intelligence
factor that underlies specific mental abilities and is therefore measured by every task on a test
general factor of intelligence
a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items called factors
factor analysis
asserted that intelligence is not passed on as general competency or incompetency, but rather intelligence
seems to come as multiple abilities that come in different
packages.
Howard Gardener
people that have an exceptionally high ability in one intelligence factor, but scored below average or even exceptionally low in the others
savants
challenged the idea of general intelligence instead arguing
there are three basic types of intelligence; analytical, creative, and practical.
Robert Sternberg
well-defined problems with a single right answer
Analytical intelligence
the ability to react adaptively to novel situations and generating novel ideas
Creative intelligence
everyday tasks such as managing people, relationships, businesses, etc
Practical intelligence
Worked on the theory of emotional intelligence
Daniel Golman
