FRHD 2060 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Verbal Memory, Inductive Reasoning, Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence
28 Oct 2015
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Intelligence: involves more than just a particular fixed set of characteristics: many different models of intelligence, problem solving, verbal ability, social competence. Life span view: multi dimensional (many domains, multi directionality (different patterns, plasticity (range of ability modification, interindividual variability (adults differ in direction of intellectual development) Age related changes in primary abilities: improve primary abilities into early 40s, declines are shown in 60"s, nearly everyone shows decline in one area/ability but not usually all four, don"t ignore gender! Problem solving: we use our intellectual abilities to solve problems, some people are better than others at problem solving o. The ability a normal healthy adult would exhibit without practice or training (fluid intelligence) The ability a normal adult would demonstrate under the best conditions of training or practice (crystalized intelligence) Observed tasks of daily living (otdl medication use, telephone use, financial management) Otdl directly influenced by: age, fluid intelligence, crystallized intelligence.
