PSYC 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence, Normal Distribution, Lewis Terman

• School: Binghamton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 111
• Professor: Deak

Document Summary

Intelligence: a concept that refers to individual differences in abilities to: Acquire knowledge think and reason effectively deal adaptively with the environment. Crystallized intelligence: ability to apply previously learned knowledge to current problems. Fluid intelligence: ability to deal with novel problem-solving situations without any previous knowledge. The ability to understand and regulate emotions effectively. 5. self motivation recognizing others" emotions handling relationships. States that intelligence is comprised of abilities in 8 different domains: linguistic. 3. visual-spatial: musical (the ability to perceive pitch and rhythm) 5. bodily-kinesthetic (the ability to control bodily movements and skillfully manipulate objects) interpersonal (understanding of others). Creative dimension: the ability to determine what needs to be done, to analyze how best to do it, and to monitor performance. Analytic dimension: the ability to use one"s intelligence to solve a specific problem that has one correct answer. Practical dimension: the ability to apply one"s experience with the external world to handle new and complex tasks.