PSY 202 Chapter 9: PSY 202 Chapter 9 - Intelligence
14 Feb 2017
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Chapter 9 notes (binet and simon) intelligence test - diagnostic tool designed to measure overall thinking ability. Intelligence experts agree that intelligence has something to do with abstract thinking. Abstract thinking - capacity to understand hypothetical concepts (rather than concepts in the here and now) Learn to adapt to novel environmental circumstances. Benefit from experience g (general intelligence) - hypothetical factor that accounts for overall differences in intellect among people s (specific abilities) - particular ability level in a narrow domain. Fluid intelligence - capacity to learn new ways of solving problems. Relied on when trying to solve a jigsaw we"ve never seen before. More related to g than crystallized abilities. Crystallized intelligence - accumulated knowledge of the world we acquire over time (through experiences) Multiple intelligences - idea that people vary in their ability levels across different domains of intellectual skill. Use logic and math skills to solve problems, such as scientific questions.
