Human Intelligence and Artificial Cleverness

Vocabulary flashcards covering the measurement of human intelligence via the WAIS-IV, Gardner's theory of Multiple Intelligences, and Sir Roger Penrose's critique of AI regarding consciousness and Artificial Cleverness.

Verbal Comprehension Index Scale

A scale on the WAIS-IV intelligence test consisting of core subtests (Similarities, Vocabulary, Information) and a supplemental subtest (Comprehension).

Perceptual Reasoning Index Scale

A scale on the WAIS-IV intelligence test consisting of core subtests (Block Design, Matrix Reasoning, Visual Puzzles) and supplemental subtests (Figure Weights for ages 16–69 only, Picture Completion).

Working Memory Index Scale

A scale on the WAIS-IV intelligence test consisting of core subtests (Digit Span, Arithmetic) and a supplemental subtest (Letter–Number Sequencing for ages 16–69 only).

Processing Speed Index Scale

A scale on the WAIS-IV intelligence test consisting of core subtests (Symbol Search, Coding) and a supplemental subtest (Cancellation for ages 16–69 only).

Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences

A theoretical model proposing eight distinct intelligences: Musical ("Music Smart"), Bodily-Kinesthetic ("Body Smart"), Interpersonal ("People Smart"), Verbal-Linguistic ("Word Smart"), Logical-Mathematical ("Logic Smart"), Naturalistic ("Nature Smart"), Intrapersonal ("Self Smart"), and Visual-Spatial ("Picture Smart").

Artificial Cleverness (AC)

Sir Roger Penrose's proposed alternative name for AI, describing machines that process patterns, compute quickly, and mimic outcomes without possessing genuine understanding of what they are doing.

The Student Analogy (Penrose)

An analogy used by Sir Roger Penrose comparing modern AI to a mathematics student who memorizes procedural rules and produces correct answers without grasping the underlying meaning of the mathematics.

Non-computational Consciousness

The view articulated by Sir Roger Penrose that genuine intelligence mandates consciousness, which is fundamentally non-computational and depends on true understanding rather than mere calculation.

Gödel’s Incompleteness Theorems (in Human Cognition)

Mathematical theorems cited by Sir Roger Penrose to argue that human thought employs non-computational processes, demonstrated by human insight's ability to discern truths that formal, algorithmic systems are incapable of proving.