PS102 Chapter 10: PS102 - Ch 10 Notes
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Defining intelligence: intelligence the ability to learn, to meet the demands of the environment effectively, and to understand and control one"s mental activities, metacognition the ability to understand and control one"s mental activities. Lewis thurstone: primary mental abilities seven distinct abilities identified by thurstone as the basic components of intelligence, used spearman"s idea. Howard gardner"s multiple intelligences: theory of multiple intelligences there is no single, unified intelligence, but instead several independent intelligences arising from different portions of the brain. Emotional intelligence: ability to perceive, express, assimilate, and regulate emotion, possess empathy and emotional control. Social intelligence: ability to function in social settings, possess ability to get along well in relationships, school, work. Wisdom: ability to make sound judgments, function of practical intelligence. Creativity: ability to generate valuable, original ideas, intrinsic motivation, imagination, game personality. Personality characteristics: intelligence is the cognitive part of personality.
