Section III Cognition, Intelligence, and Personality Development
Chapter 6 Intelligence, the Brain, and Cognitive Processes
- Vignette 6.1 Commitment to Goals
- Vignette 6.2 The Love of Family
Intelligence
- Defining and Assessing Intelligence
- Psychometric Theories of Measuring Intelligence
- Hierarchical Models
- Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory of Intelligence
- Intelligence Testing Today
- Activity 6.1 How Does One Measure Intelligence?
The Human Brain
- The Brain Stem
- Cerebral Cortex
- Activity 6.2 Exercising the Prefrontal Cortex
- The Cerebellum
- The Healthy Brain
- Author Commentary 6.1 Mechanisms that Affect Intelligence
Information Processing Theory
- Multistore Models
- Limited-Resource or Parallel Processing Models
- Memory Systems
Complex Cognitive Processes
- Learning
- Critical Thinking
- Metacognition
- Everyday Problem Solving
Characteristics of Cognition Across the Life Span: Part I
- Young Adulthood
- Middle Adulthood
- Late Adulthood
- Author Commentary 6.2 Cognitive Theories—Contradictory or Complementary?
Chapter Summary
- Perspectives Across Disciplines: Exercising the Art of Clinical Assessment
References
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