Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Learning Disability, Francis Galton, Verbal Fluency Test

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Laura Fazakas

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Intelligence a set of abilities which allows us to acquire knowledge, think rationally, act purposefully &deal effectively w/the environment: can be thought of as a capacity rather than a thing. Is intelligence a single capacity or multiple capacities: spearman observed that school grades in different subjects were positively correlated. Savant have below average intelligence, but excel in 1 area. Learning disabilities usually effect only specific skills: thurstone 7 primary mental abilities. Performance on a task is more influenced by the specific abilities than a (cid:498)general(cid:499) intelligence. Reasoning: guliford more than 100 distinct measurable mental abilities, cattell crystallized vs fluid intelligence. Intelligence ability to apply previously acquired information to a current problem. Intelligence ability to deal with novel problems, reason abstractedly, think logically, and have adequate short term working memory. Age variations: sternberg triarchic view of intelligence. Analytic the kinds of academically oriented problem-solving skills assessed by traditional iq test. Practical the ability to use experiences in dealing with everyday tasks.