PSYCH 1X03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Inductive Reasoning, Operational Definition, Scientific Method
15 Oct 2016
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The cognitive ability of an individual to learn from experience, reason well, remember important information, and cope with the demands of daily living. Edwin boring: intelligence = whatever intelligence tests measure. However, this definition fails to capture important cognitive features of intelligence. Psychologists assume intelligence involves the ability to perform cognitive tasks and the capacity to learn from experience and adapt. Problem solving ability is a reliable indicator of intelligence. We use two forms of reasoning to solve problems: : when a person works from ideas and general information to arrive at specific conclusions. The use of current knowledge to come to a specific conclusion. : moves from specific facts and observations to broader. Inductive and deductive reasoning guide the scientific method; use deductive reasoning to formulate a specific, testable hypothesis from a general idea and inductive reasoning can be used through experiments to prove our theory. : our difficulty seeing alternative uses for common objects.
