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2.8 Intelligence and Achievement

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Defining Intelligence

Throughout history, consensus about how to define and measure intelligence continues to be elusive and can be subject to bias. Researchers debate whether intelligence is a general ability (called g) or is comprised of multiple abilities. Charles Spearman proposed g as a single underlying factor accounting for performance across cognitive domains. Howard Gardner proposed multiple intelligences (linguistic, logical-mathematical, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, spatial, interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalist). The debate continues, with most modern psychologists accepting that some general factor exists alongside more specific abilities.

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  1. 2.1PerceptionPreview lesson
  2. 2.2Thinking, Problem-Solving, Judgments, and Decision-MakingPreview lesson
  3. 2.3Intro to MemoryPreview lesson
  4. 2.4Encoding MemoriesPreview lesson
  5. 2.5Storing MemoriesPreview lesson
  6. 2.6Retrieving MemoriesPreview lesson
  7. 2.7Forgetting and Other Memory ChallengesPreview lesson
  8. 2.8Intelligence and AchievementThis lesson

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