PSY 1102 Study Guide - Final Guide: Theory Of Multiple Intelligences, Motivation, Factor Analysis

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1102
• Professor: Najwa Haddad

Document Summary

I de nition-thinking rationally, solving problems, learning from experience, adapting to. Multiple intelligences? the environment: factor analysis approach: statistics technique (sophisticated) helps researchers, spearman: (co-creator of factor analysis) human beings have abilities but identify common factors that many underly clusters of test items doesn"t represent multiple intelligences. General abilities (g) separation of each other: thurstone: (cocreator) refused idea of g multiple intelligences as a distinct. Contemporary approach: gardner: doesn"t believe in g intelligence,but in multiple intelligences. Linguistic, logic/mathematic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, musical: sternberg: triarchic theory: three intelligences, analytic (academic problem solving), creative, practical. Summary a basic intelligence predicts our abilities in varied academic areas. Thurstone"s primary mental abilities intelligence has 7 factors: word. Uency, verbal comprehension, spatial ability, perceptual speed, numerical ability, inductive reasoning and memory our abilities are best classi ed by. 8 independent intelligence with broad skills our intelligence is best classi ed into three areas that predict real world success: analytic, creative and practical.