PSYC 1002 Midterm: PSYC-1002 Chapters 9-16
9 Nov 2016
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Western de nitions seem to emphasize adaptation to the environment, basic mental processes, higher order thinking, and speed of processing. However, some cultures may be suspicious of the quality of work that is done very quickly hence, emphasizing depth of processing rather than speed of processing. Confucian perspective emphasizes the characteristics of benevolence and doing what is right. The intelligent person spends a great deal of effort in learning, enjoys learning across the lifespan. Taoist perspective emphasizes humility, freedom from conventional standards of judgment, and full knowledge of oneself as well as of external conditions. Yang & sternberg found ve factors underlying taiwanese chinese conceptions of intelligence: general cognition, interpersonal intelligence, intrapersonal intelligence, intellectual self-assertion (we can stand up for it), and intellectual self- effacement (knowledge of self). Chen found three factors underlying chinese conceptions of intelligence: nonverbal reasoning ability, verbal reasoning ability, and rote memory.
