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a transitory positive or negative experience that is felt as happening to the self, is generated in part by cognitive appraisal of a situation and is accompainied by both learned and reflaxitive physical responses.
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| the 3 theories of emotion |
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Peripherial theory( james-lange theory)
Cannon's Central theory
Schachter-singer theory
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Peripherial theory
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Without these physiological responses you would feel no fear
there is no special "emotion Center"
Example: fear involves cold feet; anger does not, james theory implies that the experience of emoition would be blocked if a person were unable to to dectect physological changes occuring in their body |
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| the experience of emotion appears directly in the brain with or without feedback from periphal responses. (emotional experience starta in the central nervious system) |
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| emotions we feel every day are shaped partly by how we interpret the arousal we feel, emotions emerge from from a combination of feedback from the periphal responses and the cognitive interperation of feedback. |
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| The capacity to reason, remember, understand, solve problems and make decisions. |
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| Those atttributes that center around skill at information processing, problem solving, and adapting to new or changing situations. |
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| developed A test for determining a person's intellegence quotient or IQ |
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Standardized the IQ test
( a standarized test is like the ACT) |
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the degree to which test scores are interperated correctly, used approiately, measures what it's supposed to measure
IQ test cannot be labled valid as there is no definition if what truely IQ is. |
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the degree to which a test can be repeated with the same results.
IQ tests are very Reliable. |
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Criterian validity EX. hand-eye cordination test
Prdictive Validity- will it correliate
Construct validity EX. IQ Score |
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Dancers, athletes, surgeons, crafts people
The ability to use one's physical body well. |
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Sales people, teachers, clinicians, politicians, religious leaders
The ability to sense other's feelings and be in tune with others. |
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Self-awareness. The ability to know your own body and mind.
People who have good insight into themselves and make effective use of their other intelligences |
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| The ability to communicate well, perhaps both orally and in writing, perhaps in several languages. |
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| The ability to learn higher mathematics. The ability to handle complex logical arguments. |
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The ability to learn, perform, and compose music. |
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The ability to understand different species, recognize patterns in nature, classify natural objects. |
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EX.Sailors navigating without modern navigational aids, surgeons, sculptors, painters
The ability to know where you are relative to fixed locations. The ability to accomplish tasks requiring three-dimensional visualization and placement of your hands or other parts of your body. |
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involves being able to think and reason abstractly and solve problems. This ability
is considered independent of learning, experience, and education. Examples of the use of fluid intelligence include solving puzzles and coming up with problem-solving strategies.
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Crystallized intelligence involves knowledge that comes from prior learning and past experiences. Situations that require crystallized intelligence include reading comprehension and vocabulary exams. This type of intelligence is based upon facts and rooted in experiences. As we age and accumulate new knowledge and understanding, crystallized intelligence becomes stronger.
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General intelligence, also known as g factor, refers to the existence of a general intelligence that influences performance on mental ability measures.
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