Chapter 10.2: Cognitive Development

A characteristic of theories of intelligence that identifies several types of intellectual abilities.

• Multidimensional

• Multidirectionality

• Interindividual Variability

• Plasticity

A concept in intellectual development referring to a developmental pattern in which some aspects of intelligence improve and other aspects decline during adulthood.

• Multidimensional

• Multidirectionality

• Interindividual Variability

• Plasticity

A concept in intellectual development referring to patterns of change that vary from one person to another.

• Multidimensional

• Multidirectionality

• Interindividual Variability

• Plasticity

A concept in intellectual development referring to the concept that intellectual abilities are not fixed but can be modified under the right conditions at just about any point in adulthood.

• Multidimensional

• Multidirectionality

• Interindividual Variability

• Plasticity

This assesses a wide range of abilities and involves tests from which we can

compute overall IQ scores.

• Formal Testing

• Assessing Practical Problem-solving Skills

• Psychometric Approach

This assesses people’s ability to apply intellectual skills to everyday situations.

• Formal Testing

• Assessing Practical Problem-solving Skills

• Psychometric Approach

This approach focuses on the interrelationships among intellectual abilities,

so a major goal has long been to describe the ways these relationships are organized.

• Formal Testing

• Assessing Practical Problem-solving Skills

• Psychometric Approach

This refers to the organization of interrelated intellectual abilities.

• Structure of Intelligence

• Factor

• Primary Mental Abilities

• Secondary Mental Abilities

If the performance on one test is highly related to the performance on another, the abilities measured by the two tests are interrelated and are called a ___________.

• Structure of Intelligence

• Factor

• Primary Mental Abilities

• Secondary Mental Abilities

These are groups of related intellectual skills (e.g.,

memory or spatial ability).

• Structure of Intelligence

• Factor

• Primary Mental Abilities

• Secondary Mental Abilities