Week 6 - Intelligence

Question 1

define intelligence

Answer 1

an individual’s
ability to adapt to the world

Question 2

what is IQ?

Answer 2

a test designed to measure the aptitude to learn
at school, intellectual aptitude

Question 3

what is crystallized intelligence?

Answer 3

intellectual ability that reflects accumulated knowledge gained through experience and learning

Question 4

what is fluid intelligence?

Answer 4

intellectual ability reflecting basic info processing skills (incl. working memory, processing speed, ability to detect relations among stimuli and draw inferences)

Question 5

what is the neurological approach to intelligence?

Answer 5

brain development is a fundamental influence on all cognitive abilities including intelligence

Question 6

what is the idea of intelligence as information processing?

Answer 6

agues that individuals who process info efficiently should acquire knowledge and thereby adapt to their world quickly

Question 7

what is the triarchic theory of intelligence?

Answer 7

intelligence consists of three independent forms: creative, analytic, and applied