PSYCH 2AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence, Intelligence Quotient, Mental Age
14 Sep 2016
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What is intelligence: is a very general mental capability that, among other things involves the ability to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend complex ideas, learn quickly and learn from experience. It is not merely book learning, a narrow academic skill or test taking smarts. Rather, it reflects a broader and deeper capability for comprehending our surroundings, catching on , making sense of things or figuring out what to do. Fluid intelligence: it"s the capacity to think logically and solve problems in novel situations, independent of acquired knowledge. It"s the ability to draw inferences from new types of information. Refers to the ability to perceive relations among stimuli. Crystallized: is the ability to use skills, knowledge and experience. Does not equate to memory but does rely on accessing information from memory. Comprises a person"s culturally influenced accumulated knowledge and skills, including understanding printed language, comprehending language and knowing vocabulary. Modern tests: distribution of intelligence scores.
