APSY2242 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Autobiographical Memory, Episodic Memory, Gender Role
10 Feb 2017
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To purposefully think rationally, reason, and deal effectively with your environment. Typical intelligence tests (iq) don"t usually measure how you effectively deal with your environment/how you would handle something. Other types of intelligence (gardner would say there are 9): Big g and little g - important to look at intelligence in a broad way. The average iq scores seem to be increasing steadily over the last century. Shows that iq isn"t something as innate or fixed as we may have thought. Socialization, nutrition, access to education, etc. plays a role in the. More about processing - how well you adapt to new situations. Not as dependent on education and content. Ex: got to the point where driving is no longer possible. Adaptation in new situations declined, therefore driving has much. Intelligence declines slower than we used to think more risk. Has enormous relationship to health and longevity. Affects your health decisions - seeking medical attention, eating choices.
