Thinking, Language and Intelligence

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Thinking, Language and Intelligence

• Introduction Thinking, Language and Intelligence
• The Building Blocks of Thought Mental Imagery
  and Concepts
• Mental Images
• Concepts

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Thinking, Language and Intelligence

• Problem Solving Searching for the IDEAL Solution
• Identify and Define the Problem
• Explore Possible Strategies, Then Act on a
  Strategy
• Trial and Error A Process of Elimination
• Algorithms Guaranteed to Work
• Heuristics Rules of Thumb
• Insight The AHA! Experience
• Look Back and Evaluate the Solution
• Obstacles to Solving Problems Functional
  Fixedness and Mental Sets

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Thinking, Language and Intelligence

• Decisions, Decisions, Decisions Should I or
  Shouldnt I?
• Decision-Making Strategies
• The Single-Feature Model 
• The Additive Model
• The Elimination by Aspects Model
• Decisions Involving Uncertainty Estimating the
  Probability of Events
• The Availability Heuristic
• The Representativeness Heuristic

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Thinking, Language and Intelligence

• Language and Thought
• The Characteristics of Language
• How Language Influences Thinking
• Language and Memory
• Language and Social Perception
• Language and Gender Bias
• Animal Communication Can Animals Learn Language?

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Thinking, Language and Intelligence

• Measuring Intelligence
• The Development of Intelligence Tests
• Alfred Binet Identifying Students Who Needed
  Special Help
• Lewis Terman and the Stanford-Binet Intelligence
  Test
• World War I and Group Intelligence Testing
• David Wechsler and the Wechsler Intelligence
  Scales
• Principles of Test Construction What Makes a
  Good Test?
• Standardization
• Reliability
• Validity

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Thinking, Language and Intelligence

• The Nature of Intelligence
• Theories of Intelligence
• Charles Spearman Intelligence Is a General
  Ability
• Louis L. Thurstone Intelligence Is a Cluster of
  Abilities
• Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligences
• Robert Sternberg Three Forms of Intelligence
• The Roles of Genetics and Environment in
  Determining Intelligence
• Twin Studies Sorting Out the Influence of
  Genetics Versus Environment
• Group Differences in IQ Scores
• Differences Within Groups Versus Differences
  Between Groups

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Thinking, Language and Intelligence

• The Nature of Intelligence, continued
• Cross-Cultural Studies of Group Discrimination
  and IQ Differences
• Are IQ Tests Culturally Biased?
• Summing Up Thinking, Language, and Intelligence
• Application A Workshop on Creativity
• Summary