PSY 1102 Lecture 7: Lecture 7

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1102
• Professor: Najwa Haddad

Document Summary

There is an agreement on: thinking rationally, solving problems, adapting effectively, using feedback properly. Statistical technique is to identify common factors that may underlie clusters of test items. Spearman: we all have different abilities (s) but they do not represent independent and separate intelligence, common factor: general intelligence (g) Thurstone: did not believe in (g, belived in separate intelligences, data still proved (g) Logic: people with brain damage do not loose all abilites. Presents of savants: person is below average in some abilites but extremely above average in others. Prodigies: parson is average in some abilites but extreme in others. The intelligences: linguistic, logic/math, musical, bodily/kinesthetic, spatial. Triarchic theory: analytical (book smart, creative (thinks outside the box, practical (street smart, emotional intelligence (eq) Level of intelligence is necessary but not sufficient. Coming up with useful and adaptive ideas. Components of creativity: expertise, nonconformity, curiosity, persistence, visual imagery. Intrinsic motivation: positive effect, creative environment, the brain.