MGS 3400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Simple Math, Cryptanalysis, Dyslexia

• School: GSU
• Department: Managerial Sciences
• Course: MGS 3400
• Professor: Kelly Anne Grace

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Ability: the relatively stable capabilities people have to perform a particular range of different but related activities. In contrast to skills, which are more trainable and improvable: as with personality, about half of the variation in ability levels is due to genetics, variations based on nurture tend to shrink in adulthood. Cognitive ability: capabilities related to the acquisition and application of knowledge in problem solving, cognitive ability is relevant to most white-collar jobs. General cognitive ability: g-factor (or g): general intelligence; general cognitive ability, iq: intelligence quotient (similar to the g-factor, originally used in education, 100 average, people with higher iqs tend to be happier, healthier. Cognitive ability: one of the most widely used measures of cognitive ability is the wonderlic. Personnel test: also used by the nfl in player selection, 50 questions in 12 minutes, a score of 20 is equivalent to an iq of 100, which is average, a score of 10 indicates literacy.