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the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new experiences
intelligence
a method for assessing an individual’s mental aptitudes and comparing them with those of others, using numerical scores
intelligence test
suggested that we do have one comprehensive general intelligence that underlies all of our specific mental abilities
charles spearman
what did charles spearman call his theory
G-factor
a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items (factors) on a test; used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie a person’s total score
factor analysis
cluster or factor of skills can be known as
spatial- numeric reasoning
an american pioneer of psychometrics
L.L. thurstone
thurstone gave ____ tests to identify ____ clusters of abilities
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a condition in which a person otherwise limited in mental ability has an exceptional specific skill, such as in computation or drawing
savant syndrome
gardiner believes we have _____ intelligences beyond the g-factor
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3 intelligences
analytical- problem solving
creative- adapt to new situation
practical- everyday tasks
who has all 5 components of creative ability
sherlock holmes
the 5 components of creative ability
expertise-well developed base of knowledge
imaginiative thinking-see things in new ways, patterns
ventursome personality-
intrinsic motivation- pleasure from work itself
creative environment
who defined emotional intelligence
john mayor
ability to percieve, understand and use emotion
using emotions to enable adaptive or creative thinking
emotional intelligence
being able to recognize them in faces, and even in music, film, and stories
perceiving emotions
being able to predict them and how they might change
understanding emotions
knowing how to appropriately express yourself in various situations
managing emotions
who began to try to measure intelligence
sir francis galton
who suggested that intelliegence was hereditary
sir francis galton
encouraging breeding with some people and discouraging others
galton coined this
eugenics
comissioned to develop a test that determined a child’s mental age
alfred binet
who created IQ
william stern
IQ stands for
intelligence quotient
