[PSYC 1002] - Midterm Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (64 pages long)
6 Feb 2017
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***my notes from the lecture is in red*** experiences. Defining intelligence: problem solving skills and the ability to adapt to and learn from life(cid:495)s everyday. Measured by how people behave to problems give people problems and evaluate how: cannot be measured directly; can be evaluated by studying the intelligent acts that people perform they act towards the solution. Is this the only definition of intelligence: western definitions seem to emphasize adaptation to the environment, basic mental processes, higher order thinking, and speed of processing. Confucian perspective emphasizes the characteristics of benevolence and of doing. Other approa(cid:272)hes to (cid:862)defining intelligen(cid:272)e(cid:863: however, some cultures may be suspicious of the quality of work that is done very what is right. The intelligent person spends a great deal of effort in learning, enjoys learning, and persists in lifelong learning. quickly hence, emphasizing depth of processing rather than speed of processing. Western culture intelligence based on how quickly you can process.
