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| Unit Four - Module 30 Theories of Intelligence | Theories of Intelligence |
| intelligence | The ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations. |
| general intelligence (g) | According to Charles Spearman and others, it underlies all mental abilities and is therefore measured by every task on an intelligence test. |
| factor analysis | A statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items (called factors) on a test; used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie a person's total score. |
| fluid intelligence (Gf) | Our ability to reason speedily and abstractly; tends to decrease with age, especially during late adulthood. |
| crystallized intelligence (Gc) | Our accumulated knowledge and verbal skills; tends to increase with age. |
| Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) theory | The theory that our intelligence is based on g as well as specific abilities, bridged by Gf and Gc. |
| Gardner's multiple intelligences | Interpersonal Bodily-Kinesthetic Linguistic Intrapersonal Spatial Naturalist Musical Logical-Mathematical More recently, Gardner has also proposed a ninth intelligence: Existential |
| Sternberg's three intelligences | analytical intelligence creative intelligence practical intelligence |
| savant syndrome | A condition in which a person otherwise limited in mental ability has an exceptional specific skill, such as in computation or drawing. |
| grit | In psychology, grit is passion and perseverance in the pursuit of long-term goals. |
| deliberate practice | A highly structured and purposeful form of practice aimed at improving performance in a specific area. It is used in psychology to explain how expertise is developed in various fields, from music and sports to academics and professional skills. |
| 10-year rule | A common ingredient in highly skilled endeavours such as chess, dance, sports, computer programming, music, and medicine that suggests success is due to about 10 years (11,000 hours) of intense, daily practice. |
| emotional intelligence | The ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions. |
| Charles Spearman | English psychologist known for work in statistics, factor analysis, and work on models for human intelligence, including his theory that disparate cognitive test scores reflect a single General intelligence factor and coining the term g factor. |
| L. L. Thurstone | American psychometrist who opposed Spearman. Thurstone believed that there were seven clusters of primary mental abilities. |
| Howard Gardner | An American psychologist famous for his theory of multiple intelligences. |
| Raymond Cattell John Horn John Carroll | American psychologists whose theories led to the Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) theory of intelligence |
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