PSYC 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Stephen J. Ceci, Theory Of Multiple Intelligences, Social Intelligence
31 Mar 2016
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The ability to learn to meet the demands of the environment effectively, and to understand and control one"s mental activities. The ability to understand and control one"s mental activities. Developed the tool for analyzing intelligence = factor analysis. Statistical method for determining whether certain items on a test correlate highly, thus forming a unified set, or clusters, of items. Theoretical general factor of intelligence underlying all distinct clusters of mental ability. Theoretical specific factor uniquely tied to a distinct mental ability of area of functioning. Intelligence is made up of 7 distinct mental abilities = primary mental. Theory that there is no single unified intelligence. Instead there are several independent intelligences arising from different portions of the brain. He notes that damage to specific areas of the brain does not necessarily lead to universal collapse of mental functioning (in support of this view) Sensitivity to the sounds and meanings of words. Capacity for scientific analysis, logical, and mathematical problem solving.
