PSYCH 1X03 Chapter Notes -Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Theory Of Multiple Intelligences
14 Dec 2014
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Important information and cope with the demands of daily living. The cognitive ability of an individual to learn from experience, reason well, remember. (1) the ability to perform cognitive tasks. (2) the capacity to learn from experience and adapt. Problem solving is a key factor in intelligence, from social to mathematical. 2 approaches to solving problems are deductive and inductive reasoning. Deducting reasoning = general ideas & information -> a conclusion. Inductive reasoning = speci c facts & observations -> a general conclusion. Then through experimentation we collect data and relate said data to our general theory in a. Insight problems are a special category of problems which are devised to test your ability of. (1) reliability, a reliable test produces the same results if one person takes it multiple times. Reliability is important to psychologists (especially for testing intelligence) because it allows us to measure or quantity someone"s abilities without worry of external variables effecting test scores.
