PSYCH 1X03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Inductive Reasoning, Deductive Reasoning, Intelligence Quotient
1 Dec 2017
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Psychology 1x03: problem solving and intelligence web module. Psychologist often make two assumptions; intelligence involves the ability to perform cognitive tasks and the capacity to learn from experience and adapt. Intelligence: the cognitive ability of an individual to learn from experience, reason well, remember important information, and cope with demands of daily living. Psychologists often assume two things regarding intelligence; a) b) c) d) Intelligence involves the ability to perform cognitive tasks. Intelligence is defined as what intelligent test measured. Intelligence involves the capacity to learn from experience and adapt. Psychologist are interested in understanding the strategies you use to solve problems to gain insight into human intelligence. Deductive reasoning occurs when a person works from ideas and general informations to arrive at specific conclusion. Consider this set of statements: everyday, i leave for school in my car at 8am. Everyday, the drive to school takes 30 minutes and i arrive on time for my first class.
