Intelligence Flashcards

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the mental processes of thinking and knowing

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cognition

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the ability to learn, meet the requirements of an environment, and understand and control one’s mental activities

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intelligence

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the ability to understand and control one’s mental activites

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metacognition

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a method for determining whether certain items on a test correlate highly

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factor analysis

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The general factor of intelligence that contains all clusters of different intelligences. So a child who is smart in one area is smart is all others

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g factor

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When one distinct mental ability is tied to one factor. The overall g factor is effected by one s factor which is a specific intelligence.

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s factor

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Thurstone’s seven factors of intelligence

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verbal comprhension, word fluency, numerical skill, spatial ability, associative memory, perceptual speed, reasoning

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seven distinct mental abilities that are defined as the basic components of intelligence

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primary mental abilities

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There is no single, unified intelligence, but several that come from different parts of the brain

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theory of multiple intelligences

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Evidence/support for theory of multiple intelligences

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savant syndrome, but the issue with this is that you cannot apply the abnormal to the norm. Evidence from the abnormal can only be applied to others with the abnormal.

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The theory that intelligence is made of three components: internal, externa, and experimental

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Triarchic theory of intelligence

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The component of intelligence that relates to the aquirement of information (what is measured in school tests)

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internal (analytic)

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The component of intelligence that helps us interact with new external environments

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External (creative)

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The thinking that helps us adapt to the demands of the environament

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Experimental (practical)

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