PSYCH 1100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Intelligence Quotient, Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence, Theory Of Multiple Intelligences

• School: Ohio State University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH 1100
• Professor: Mc Ginty Courtney

Document Summary

You won"t persist when you fail at something difficult. You won"t try difficult things if you think that intelligence is incremental (changing) You try harder things, and have the chance to achieve more. You persist when you fail at something difficulty positive correlation between iq test items. Every task requires a combination of a general ability (g) and skills that are specific to the task (s) General intelligence (g): measure of an individual"s overall intelligence as opposed to specific abilities. Fluid intelligence : ability to think logically without the need to use learned knowledge. Crystallized intelligence :ability to think logically using specific learned knowledge. Some scientists have rejected the idea of general intelligence for a multiple intelligences model analytic intelligence: mental steps or components. Intelligence quotient (iq): a measure of individual intelligence relative to a statistically normal curve. Believed to be less influenced by cultural factors.