PSYC-105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cerebral Cortex, Health Literacy, Connecticut Public Radio

• School: MacEwan University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC-105
• Professor: Ibraham Sumrain

Document Summary

There is still considerable disagreement about what constitutes intelligence. Defined intelligence as whatever intelligence tests measures (politically correct definition) Sir francis galton (by product of raw sensory capacity) We acquire knowledge via our senses (the more superior the sense, the greater the knowledge acquired) Created the first iq test (capacity to understand abstract thinking) Other definition of intelligence, it consists of the ability to . 4 theories of intelligence: psychometric, numbers (how fast you can read, apply iq tests, cognitive, processes you can go through, cognitive contextualises, biology. Some people are classified as smarter than others. Determines how one performs on a given task. Louis l. thurstone primary mental abilities: verbal comprehension, reasoning, perceptual speed, numerical ability, word fluency, associative memory, spatial visualization. Fluid intelligence is the capacity to learn new ways of solving problems. Crystalized intelligence is the accumulated knowledge we acquire over time. Associated with personality traits; people who are more open-minded, imaginative and intellectually curious.