PSY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Verbal Fluency Test, Intellectual Disability, Chromosome
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Intelligence is a mental quality consisting of the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations. General intelligence (g) is a general intelligence factor that underlies specific mental abilities and is therefore measured by every task on an intelligence test. Savant syndrome a condition in which a person otherwise limited in mental ability has an exceptional specific skill set. Emotional intelligence the ability to perceive, understand, manage and use emotion. Creativity the ability to produce novel and valuable ideas. Brain size & complexity more gray matter. Intelligence testing a method for assessing an individual"s mental aptitudes and comparing them with those of others. The origin of intelligence testing goes back to paris, when france passed a law requiring all children to attend school. Suddenly, schools were confronted with students of widely varying ability, experiences and background.
