PSYC401 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Theory Of Multiple Intelligences, Brain Size, Savant Syndrome
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Intelligence- ability to acquire knowledge, to solve problems, and to use acquire knowledge to create new, valued products. Personality traits- motivational and emotional tendencies, not mental abilities. Physical abilities- being able to run a marathon but these abilities, which require little knowledge, are not signs of intelligence. Specific skills- a person who has an exceptional memory for example for baseball statistics, but does not display a broad ability to comprehend information would not be highly intelligent. Reasoned that some children might have mental disabilities and thus would need extra help from teachers. His test was different, he measured logical reasoning, vocabulary use, and factual knowledge. Children taking the test had to identify objects, explain logical relation between ideas, and construct sentences using challenging vocabulary words. Whe(cid:374) assessi(cid:374)g a (cid:272)hild"s i(cid:374)tellige(cid:374)(cid:272)e, o(cid:374)e should (cid:272)o(cid:374)side(cid:396) the (cid:272)hild"s age. The child who develops the ability earlier is more intelligent. Different children might develop same ability at different age.
