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What is Intelligence? § Intelligence § ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations

Assessing Intelligence § Intelligence Tests § a method of assessing an individual’s mental aptitudes and comparing them to those of others, using numerical scores

Assessing Intelligence IQ Tests § Aptitude Test § a test designed to predict a person’s future performance § Achievement Test § a test designed to assess what a person has learned §

Are There Multiple Intelligences? n Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences – Verbal – – – – Mathematical Spatial Bodily-kinesthetic Musical Interpersonal Intrapersonal Naturalistic

Are There Multiple Intelligences? n n Sternburg’s Triarchic Theory of Intelligence Componential Intelligence: the information processing (analytical) aspect of intelligence. n Experiential Intelligence: the aspect of intelligence that includes insight and creativity n Contextual Intelligence: the practical side of intelligence or “street smarts”

Are There Multiple Intelligences? Savant Intelligence n Social Intelligence n Emotional Intelligence n Practical Intelligence n

Are There Multiple Intelligences? § Creativity § the ability to produce novel and valuable ideas § expertise § imaginative thinking skills § divergent thinking § convergent thinking § venturesome personality § intrinsic motivation § creative environment

Components of Intelligence n Ability to learn and profit from experience Ability to think and reason abstractly n Ability to adapt to a changing world n Ability to motivate oneself to accomplish the tasks one needs to do n

Genetic Influences § Heritability § the proportion of variation among individuals that we can attribute to genes (percentage attributed to heredity)

Environmental Influences n Can include • Nutrition • Toxic substances • Quality of stimulation • Emotional Climate at Home • Type of feedback elicited by behavior