PSYC 107 Chapter 9,12 : Chapter 9 and 12 Reading
5 Oct 2016
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Intelligence- the ability to think, to learn from experience, to solve problems, and to adapt to new situations. Intelligence is more strongly related than any other individual difference variable to successful educational, occupational, economic, and social outcomes. Intelligence is also negatively correlated with criminal behaviors: people who have a lower intelligence quotient are more likely to be delinquent because they can not predict or avoid accidents. Language- a system of communication that uses symbols in a regular way to create meaning. Included the ability to name objects, define words, draw pictures, complete sentences, compare items and construct sentences. Assessed the abilities to understand, reason, and make judgments. Lewis terman developed an american version of the binet test and called it the. Stratford-binet intelligence test: it is a measure of general intelligence. Specific intelligence (s)- a measure of specific skills in narrow domains. Fluid intelligence- the capacity to learn new ways of solving problems and performing activities: decreases with age.
