PSY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: San People, Mental Rotation, Robert Sternberg
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Tend to subject to reification (try to make abstract immaterial concept, but people tend to see it as concrete thing) Easier to pigeon hole children into different categories. Capacity to learn from experience, solve problems & adapt successfully to one"s environment & new situations. Definitions of intelligence vary from culture to culture. South pacific islanders- being able to navigate successfully from one island to next. Kalahari bushmen in africa- ability to hunt & gather food successfully. Whether intelligence is defined as one general ability or as separate abilities. People who tend to excel at some activities, tend to excel in many varieties. Factor analysis- submit to statistical analysis; used to pull out common underlying factors (people may be more skilled in some areas of life than others, intellectual abilities tend to be highly correlated) Neural speed- higher iq are quicker than average in a range of tasks. Neural efficiency- people with higher levels of intelligence use mental energy more efficiently.
