PSYCH 1X03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Flynn Effect, Egocentrism, Problem Solving
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Intelligence: the cognitive ability of an individual to learn from experience, reason well, remember important information, and cope with the demands of daily living. Edward boring"s definition of intelligence: intelligence is whatever intelligence tests measure: this definition fails to capture important cognitive features of intelligence. Psychologist often make two assumptions: intelligence involves the ability to perform cognitive tasks and the capacity to learn from experience and adapt, these two viewpoints have been combined into the following operational definition: Intelligence is the cognitive ability of an individual to learn from experience, to reason well, to remember important information, and to cope with the demands of daily living. Problem solving captures the element of our operational definition of intelligence: ex. finding a solution to a difficult math problem. Psychologists are interested in understanding the strategies you use to solve problems to gain insight into human intelligence.
