Intelligence Theories
The ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use our knowledge to adapt.
Intelligence
Memory of one’s personal experiences
Episodic memory
The mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and memory.
Cognition
Unconscious learned skills
Implicit memories
Not having conscious memory before the age of four
Infantile amnesia
This was the original formula for IQ.
(Mental Age / Chronological age) x 100
Memory of meanings/facts
Semantic memory
Find multiple solutions to one problem.
Divergent thinking
Time saved when learning material again
Relearning
Losing memories from the past
Retrograde amnesia
This is what underlies all of our mental abilities.
G factor
Where are most of our memories stored?
The hippocampus
Accommodation
Personal memories/experiences
Episodic memory
Inability to form new memories
Anterograde amnesia
This person was the creator of mental age.
Alfred Binet
Stages of processing memory
Encoding, storing, retrieval
What method guarantees solving a specific problem?
Algorithm
How long does echoic (auditory) memory typically last?
3-4 seconds
The disruption of previous learning on comparatively new memories (old affects new)
Proactive interference
Analytical, Creative, and Potential
Echoic memory lasts this long…
3-4 seconds
What types of heuristics are there?
Representative and Availability
How long does short term memory typically last?
15-30 seconds
The disruption of new learning on comparatively older memories (new affects old)
Retroactive interference