PSY 1305 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Nancy Cantor, Theory Of Multiple Intelligences, Social Intelligence
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Intelligence: mental quality consisting of the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations. To reify intelligence is to treat it as though it were a real object, not an abstract concept, Intelligence is a socially constructed concept that differs from culture to culture. Factor analysis: a statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items (called g factors) on a test; used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie one"s total score. General (g) intelligence: a general intelligence factor that according to spearman and others underlies specific mental abilities and is therefore measures by every task on an intelligence test. Thurstone"s primary mental abilities: our intelligence may be broken down into seven factors: word fluency, verbal comprehension, spatial ability, perceptual speed, numerical ability, inductive reasoning, and memory. Sternberg"s triachic: our intelligence is best classified into three areas that predict our real world success: analytical, creative, and practical.
