Perception
While reading messy handwriting, LeBron is still able to understand the sentence because he uses context and prior knowledge to “fill in the gaps” rather than relying only on visual details.
Top-Down Processing
Keef uses acronyms and rhymes to remember information for a test.
Mnemonic Devices
Tung Tung Tung Sahur proposes that one general mental ability underlies performance on all cognitive tasks in LeBron.
General Intelligence (g)
While catching a football, Drake “Drake Maye” Maye accurately judges how far away it is and when it will reach him, absolutely catch mogging Drew “Butterfingers” Brees.
Depth Perception
As a flash of lightning appears, Unc briefly registers the image before processing it further.
Sensory Memory
After visiting several Arbys, LeBron expects to get “the meats” and be served the all-new Meat Mountain—this mental framework helps him interpret the situation quickly.
Schemas
LeBron studies material over 6 or 7 days instead of cramming the night before.
Distributed Practice (Spacing Effect)
Ronaldo quickly solves a brand-new puzzle he has never seen before.
Fluid Intelligence
When looking at a nearby object, LeBron’s eyes compare slightly different images to determine distance.
Binocular Cues
LeBron holds a phone number in his mind for a few seconds before dialing it.
Short-Term Memory
While studying in a noisy café, Ronaldo manages to focus only on his textbook, filtering out conversations and background noise.
Selective Attention
LeBron remembers a long string of numbers by breaking it into smaller groups.
Chunking
LeBron uses his accumulated knowledge and experience to answer trivia questions.
Crystallized Intelligence
As Drake looks across a field, the grass appears detailed up close but smoother farther away.
Texture Gradient
LeBron remembers facts he learned years ago in school.
Long-Term Memory
At a crowded party, LeBron suddenly notices someone across the room say his name, even though he wasn’t paying attention to that conversation before.
Cocktail Party Effect
Ronaldo organizes his notes from broad topics into smaller subcategories.
Hierarchies
Researchers analyze test data from LeBron to identify clusters of related abilities.
Factor Analysis
When driving his Porsche, Ervil LeBaron notices railroad tracks appear to come closer together in the distance.
Linear Perspective
After studying, LeBron’s brain stabilizes the memory for later retrieval.
Memory Consolidation
While watching a video of people passing a basketball, LeBron fails to notice a person in a gorilla suit walking through the scene because his attention is focused elsewhere.
Inattentional Blindness
LeBron takes in new information from a lecture and stores it for later use.
Encoding
Carti develops a model organizing intelligence into broad and narrow abilities within a hierarchy.
Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) Theory
When a tree partially blocks a house, LeBron perceives the house as farther away.
Interposition
Mbappe repeats vocabulary words over and over to keep them in mind.
Maintenance Rehearsal