intelligence and creativity

analytical

intelligence aligned with academic problem solving and computations

creative

intelligence: ability to produce new products, ideas, or inventing a new, novel solution to a problem

crystallized

intelligence characterized by acquired knowledge and the ability to retrieve it

cultural

intelligence: ability with which people can understand and relate to those in another culture

emotional

intelligence: ability to understand emotions and motivations in yourself and others

fluid

intelligence: ability to see complex relationships and solve problems

multiple intelligences theory

gardner’s theory that each person possesses at least 8 types of intelligence

practical

intelligence: aka “street smarts”

triarchic theory

of intelligence: stenberg’s theory of intelligence; three facets of intelligence

• practical

• creative

• analytical

convergent thinking

the opposite of divergent thinking, the capacity to narrow in on the single “correct” answer or solution to a given question or problem

(e.g., giving the right response on an intelligence test)

creativity

ability to generate, create, or discover new ideas, solutions, and possibilities

divergent thinking

the capacity for exploring multiple potential answer or solutions to a given question or problem

(e.g., coming up with many different uses for a common object)

flynn effect

observation that each generation has a significantly higher IQ than the previous generation

intelligence quotient

(also IQ) score on a test designed to measure intelligence

norming

administering a test to a large population so data can be collected to reference the normal scores for a population and its groups

representative sample

subset of population that accurately represents the general population

standard deviation

measure of variability that describes the difference between a set of scores and their mean

standardization

method of testing in which administration, scoring, and interpretation of results are consistent.