When solving problems on tests and in life, elementary abilities {intelligence factor} perform operations on contents to produce products. There are more than 100 intelligence factors. Reflexes, learned associations, verbal comprehension, word fluency, number fluency, spatial visualization, perceptual speed, memory, and reasoning are primary factors. Factors include abilities to perform movements, use concepts, handle tools, keep items in mind simultaneously, establish relationships, use imagination, form tactics, and form strategies. Verbal-educational ability and practical-mechanical ability are secondary factors, derived from primary factors.
testing
Intelligence as measured by tests involves verbal ability, spatial ability, numerical ability, reasoning, word fluency, and memory.
learning
Learning and environment affect verbal and spatial abilities. Learning and environment do not affect memory and ability to concentrate much.
People use control processes {metacomponent} to plan how to solve problem, make decisions about alternatives, and monitor progress.
People have processes {acquisition component} to acquire knowledge.
People have processes {performance component} to solve problems.
People have processes {retention component} to remember.
People have processes {transfer component} to generalize.
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Date Modified: 2022.0225