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CognitionThinking, Reasoning,
Compare penguins, bats, and robins. Which one doesn’t
belong in this group?
Thinking
Concept Development
Concept: Group of related objects, ideas, or events.
Use concepts to compare, connect ideas that are similar.
Thinking
Reasoning
Using information to draw conclusion
Deductive Reasoning:arrive at specific conclusions based on generalizations
‘top down’
Thinking
Inductive reasoning: Moves from the specific to facts to a general principle
‘bottom-up’
Example: I enjoyed the last book by Margret Atwood, and this new book is by Margret Atwood, therefore I will enjoy this new book.
Thinking
Dialectical Reasoning: involves evaluating two opposing sides
Intelligence
What is intelligence?
Ravens http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrYPm6DD44M
Crows http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGPGknpq3e0
Intelligence
Intelligence: concept or construct that refers to acquire knowledge, to think and reason effectively, and to deal adaptively with the environment
Intelligence
Theorists disagree on the nature of intelligence:
The g factor: general intelligence
Multiple intelligences
Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence: ability to read other’s emotions and respond to them appropriately
Intelligence
Intelligence quotient: originally based on the ratio of ‘mental age’ to ‘chronological age’
IQ: (Mental Age/Chronological Age) x 100
Intelligence
IQ Test
http://iqtest.com/
Multiple Intelligence Tests
http://literacyworks.org/mi/assessment/findyourstrengths.html
Personality Tests
www.queendom.com/tests.html