Zitationsvorschlag
Wilhelm, Oliver und Schroeders, Ulrich: Intelligence, in Sternberg, Robert J. und Funke, Joachim (Hrsg.): The Psychology of Human Thought: An Introduction, Heidelberg: Heidelberg University Publishing, 2019, S. 255–275. https://doi.org/10.17885/heiup.470.c6677
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ISBN 978-3-947732-33-3 (PDF)
ISBN 978-3-947732-34-0 (Softcover)
ISBN 978-3-947732-35-7 (Hardcover)
Veröffentlicht
31.07.2019
Intelligence
- We began this chapter by briefly reviewing milestones of intelligence research and juxtaposed competing models of individual differences in intelligence.
- We described contemporary accepted models on the structure of intelligence in which fluid and crystallized intelligence are the most important factors.
- We argued for an extension of the use of the term intelligence to all tasks essentially reflecting individual differences in maximal cognitive effort.
- In the second section, we presented prototypical tasks for fluid and crystallized intelligence.
- We discussed a number of weaknesses in contemporary intelligence models and argued that - from a pragmatic viewpoint - the measurement of intelligence is still a success story.
- We discussed several efforts to improve intelligence, a class of interventions that should interest not only individuals but also society as a whole.