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Topic 1: Psychology of the Individual
Quick questions on Intelligence and Its Measurement (SACE Stage 2 Psychology)
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What is general intelligence?Show answer
Charles Spearman argued that a single underlying factor, g, influences performance across all mental tasks, supported by the finding that scores on different tests tend to correlate.
What are multiple intelligences?Show answer
Howard Gardner proposed that there are several relatively independent intelligences (for example linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, musical, bodily-kinaesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal and naturalistic), arguing that a single score misses important abilities.
What is triarchic theory?Show answer
Robert Sternberg proposed three aspects: analytical (problem-solving), creative (dealing with novelty) and practical (everyday adaptive) intelligence.
What is fluid and crystallised intelligence?Show answer
Cattell distinguished fluid intelligence (reasoning and solving novel problems, which tends to decline with age) from crystallised intelligence (accumulated knowledge and skills, which tends to increase or hold).
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