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Intelligence Definitions

• Intelligence:

  • Definition: The ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations.

General Intelligence

• General Intelligence (g):

  • Proposed by Charles Spearman and others.

  • Description: Underlies all mental abilities.

  • Importance: Measured by every task on an intelligence test.

Factor Analysis

• Factor Analysis:

  • Definition: A statistical procedure that identifies clusters of related items (called factors) on a test.

  • Purpose: Used to identify different dimensions of performance that underlie a person's total score.

Savant Syndrome

• Savant Syndrome:

  • Definition: A condition in which a person otherwise limited in mental ability has an exceptional specific skill.

  • Examples of Skills:

  • Computation

  • Drawing

Gardner's Multiple Intelligences

• Gardner's Eight Intelligences:

  • Howard Gardner proposed a model of multiple intelligences.

  • Existential Intelligence:

  • Description: The ability to ponder deep questions about life.

  • Considered a ninth possible intelligence proposed by Gardner.

Grit

• Grit:

  • Definition: In psychology, grit refers to passion and perseverance in the pursuit of long-term goals.

Emotional Intelligence

• Emotional Intelligence:

  • Definition: The ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions.