Psychology / Unit 7 Psych 0789 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Intelligence
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The idea
Intelligence is the capacity to learn from experience, reason well, and adapt to the demands of the environment.
In practice
Two students given the same new material differ in how quickly they extract the principle behind it.
Where people slip
Every definition of intelligence is contested. The measurement debate follows from the definition debate.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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