PSYB32H3 Chapter 10: Chapter 10
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The factor analytic approach: early researchers believed that intelligence is a unitary or single ability that affects everything a person does. G is general mental energy or ability that is involved general factor (g) and a number of specific factors (s). in all cognitive tasks. A person with a high g would be expected to do generally well on all tasks. S are factors that are unique to particular cognitive tasks. Analytic abilities taught & tested in most schools & universities, such as reasoning about the best answer to a test question. Creative abilities that are involved in devising new ways of addressing issues & concerns. Practical abilities used in everyday activities such as work, family life & social & professional interactions. Most of this is tacit knowledge aka common. Gardner"s theory of multiple intelligences knowledge: howard gardner proposed a theory of multiple intelligences: has 8 distinct types of intelligence. Linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, musical, bodily kinaesthetic, interpersonal, interpersonal & naturalist.
