Thinking and Intelligence Learning Objectives

Identify problem-solving strategies as well as factors that influence their effectiveness

– List problems which can impede problem-solving

– Define intelligence and list characteristics of how psychologists measure intelligence

– Discuss how culture influences the definition of intelligence

– Compare and contrast historic and contemporary views of intelligence

– Interpret the meaning of scores in terms of the normal curve

– Describe relevant labels related to intelligence testing (e.g. gifted, cognitively disabled)

– Debate the appropriate testing practices, particularly in relation to culture fair test uses

– Identify key contributors in intelligence research and testing

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