ow can functional fixedness and mental set interfere with problem solving?
Functional fixedness is the inability to think about and to use an object in a way other than the way it is used. Functional fixedness is based on a mental set, a specific way of looking at a problem so it would interfere because you could think of different ways to fix your problem.
What are the characteristics of language?
The characteristics of language is arbitrary, productive, creative, systematic, vocalic, social, non-instinctive and conventional. These characteristics help set human language apart from others.
How did Binet, Terman, and Wechsler differ in their beliefs about intelligence and its measurement?
Binet believed that intelligence is far too complex of a concept to simply be put into one whole number. He thought that ranking children based off one number would be unfair, he considered subjects’ individual independent factors. Terman believed that the scores from his intelligence could be translated into a single number. And Weschler introduced the variety of mental abilities, that was scored in subgroup of a verbal score, and a performance score
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‘g,’ stands for the “general” intelligence. Spearman, believe that all intelligence comes from one general factor, known as g. Spearman took different ability tests, examined the correlations between them (observed variables), and put a factor behind them (unobserved factor). Thurstone he found several primary mental abilities those abilities that the individual uses in order to survive and succeed in society. He used a “simple structure” that isn’t all that simple, but it involved weighing {observed variables} specific scores on different ability subtests differently.
What is Gardner’s theory of multiple