GRT 2111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence, Semantic Memory, Theory Of Multiple Intelligences
6 Mar 2017
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Intelligence: contextual perspective: emphasizes every day problem solving and person- environment interactions. Declines in 60s and beyond: size of vocabulary does not decline with age. Crystallized and fluid intelligence: crystallized intellegence contains knowledge gained through education and cultural systems. Semantic memories are analogous to cognitive pragmatics: cultural and social nature of thinking. Influenced by education, occupation, daily activities, chronic disease: fluid intelligence is abstract reasoning and perceptual speed. Most gifted when excel at all three. Creative intelligence is experiential learning/adaptation through trial and error, ability to respond to new challenges. Gard(cid:374)er"s 8 (cid:373)ultiple i(cid:374)tellige(cid:374)ces: logical, mathematical, linguistic, naturalistic. Recognizing and categorizing natural objects: spatial, musical, bodily-kinesthetic. Accurately determining moods, feelings, and other mental states of others. Accurately determining moods, feelings, and other mental states in oneself: existential. Capturing and pondering the fundamental questions of existance: each associated with specific location in the brain. Creative individuals progress through a series of stages consisting of selection, optimization, compensation, integration, and motivation stages.
