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mental retardation
a condition characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in conceptual, social, and practical adaptive skills
deductive reasoning
reasoning from the general to the specific
decision making
evaluating alternatives and making choices among these alternatives
hindsight bias
the tendency to report falsely, after the fact, that we accurately predicted an outcome
validity
the property by which tests actually measure what they are supposed to measure
thinking may involve
data in any sensory modality, visual images...
naturalist intelligence
farmer, botanist, ecologist, landscaper. One that has the ability to observe patterns in nature and understand natural and human-made systems.
practical intelligence
intelligence related to overal success in living (according to Robert Sternberg)
analytical intelligence
intelligence related to the ability to judge, evaluate, compare and contrast.
intrapersonal intelligence
intelligence related to the ability to understand oneself
spatial intelligence
intelligence related to the ability to think three dimensionally
creative intelligence
the ability to design, invent, originate, and imagine
Flynn effect
the effect on education on intelligence is known as this effect
infinite generativity
the ability to produce an infinite number of sentences using a relatively limited set of rules
phonemes
the basic and smallest sounds of language
reliability
the property by which tests measure consistently what they are trying to measure
mindfulness
being alert and mentally present for one's everyday activities
inductive reasoning
reasoning from the specific to the general
reasoning
the mental activity of transforming info to reach conclusion
morphology
a language's rules for word formation
babbling
when an infant utters "ma", "pa", and "me" more or less randomly he is doing what?
availiability heuristic
a shortcut in which the probablity of something is judged based on how easily one can recall similar events
traits of intellectually gifted people
superior talent in a particular area, socially well adjusted, IQ above 130, academically advanced
When it comes to categorizing new info, our brains use a couple of techniques to help us. A ____ is a typical and highly representative example of a ____.
prototype, concept