PSY 204 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Intelligence Quotient, Deductive Reasoning, Theory Of Multiple Intelligences
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Intelligence: refers to the ability to profit from experience, which implies the ability to behave adaptively, and to function successfully in a particular environment. The psychometric approach focuses on individual differences in the general abilities that contribute to intelligence. This is measured by intelligence tests to calculate a person"s intelligence quotient (iq) A person"s score on an iq test reflects how he or she performs relative to others of the same age. However, gardner defines intelligence in terms of one"s ability to solve problems as they arise. Practical cognition: the effects of adolescents" cognitive abilities on certain areas of their development. Cognitive development in adolescence functions as an organizational core that affect all areas of thinking, no matter what the topic. Inductive reasoning: person reasons from the particular to the general. Deductive reasoning: refers to reasoning from general to the particular.
