PSYC 2450 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Lewis Terman, Intelligence Quotient, Theory Of Multiple Intelligences
25 Oct 2016
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Hierarchical theory of intelligence: at the top is general intelligence. In the middle are 8 broad categories of intellectual skill. Fluid, crystallized, general memory and learning, broad visual perception, broad auditory perception, broad retrieval ability, broad cognitive speediness, processing speed. Fluid = ability to perceive relations among stimuli. Crystallized = comprises the culturally influenced accumulated knowledge and skills; such as language and vocabulary. General memory and learning = memory span, associative memory. Broad visual perception = visualization, spatial relations, closure speed. Broad auditory perception = speech sound discrimination, general sound discrimination. Broad retrieval ability = creativity, ideational fluency, naming facility. Broad cognitive speediness = rate of test taking, numerical facility, perceptual speed. Processing speed = simple reaction time, choice reaction time, semantic. Linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalistic, existential: last 6 a(cid:396)e u(cid:374)i(cid:395)ue to ga(cid:396)d(cid:374)e(cid:396)(cid:859)s theo(cid:396)(cid:455) These came about from research in child development, people with brain damage, and talented people.
