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This idea that intelligence is one basic trait, underlying all cognitive abilities. According to this concept, people have varying levels of this general ability.
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general intelligence
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A trend toward increasing average IQ, found in all developed nations during the twentieth century.
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Flynn effect
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The first cross-sequential study of adult intelligence. This study began in 1956; the next testing is scheduled for 2005.
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Seattle Longitudinal Study
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Those types of basic intelligence that make learning of all sorts quick and thorough. Abilities such as short-term memory, abstract thought, and speed of thinking are all usually considered part of fluid intelligence.
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fluid intelligence
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Those types of intellectual ability that reflect accumulated learning. Vocabulary and general information are examples. Some developmental psychologists think crystallized intelligence increases with age, while fluid intelligence declines.
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crystallized intelligence
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A form of intelligence that involves such mental processes as abstract planning, strategy selection, focused attention, and information processing, as well as verbal and logical skills.
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analytic intelligence
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A form of intelligence that involves the capacity to be intellectually flexible and innovative.
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creative intelligence
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The intellectual skills used in everyday problem solving.
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practical intelligence
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The theory, developed by Paul and Margaret Baltes, that people try to maintain a balance in their lives by looking for the best way to compensate for physical and cognitive losses and to become more proficient at activities they can do well.
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selective optimization with compensation
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The acquisition of knowledge in a specific field. As individuals grow older, they concentrate their learning in certain areas that are of the most importance to them, becoming selective experts in these areas while remaining relative novices in most fields.
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expertise
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Someone who is notably more skilled and knowledgeable about a specific intellectual topic or practical ability than is the average person.
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expert
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Dealing with a stressor by solving the problem - e.g., confronting an annoying person, getting the rules changed at work, or changing the habits of a family member.
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problem-focused coping
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Dealing with a stressor by changing one's feelings about it. For example, anger can turn into sympathy; frustration can be used to spot a defect in one's own character.
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emotion-focused coping
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