DEP 4464 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Object Permanence, Physical Exercise, Prefrontal Cortex
17 Aug 2018
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Robert sternberg & colleagues agree intelligence involves more than just a fixed set of characteristics. Approach was used based on a list of behaviors that were reported to be distinctly characteristic of: There is extremely high agreement between experts & laypeople on ratings of importance of behaviors in defining intelligence. Agreed that intelligence consisted of 3 major clusters of related abilities: problems-solving ability, verbal ability, social competence. People disagree on the number of dimensions, but agree that no single generic type of intelligence is responsible for all the mental activities we perform. Multidirectionality refers to the distinct patterns of change in abilities over the life span, with these patterns differing for different abilities. Development functions for specific abilities differ, meaning the directional change in intelligence depends on the skill in question. Plasticity refers to the range of functioning within an individual & the condition under which a person"s abilities can be modified within a specific age.
