Chapter 10 & 11: Thinking, Language and Intelligence

March 6 - Test Chapter 8 and Chapter 9

March 7 - Memory Workout

homework:  Myers reading and notes p431-442

March 11

The Origins of Intelligence Testing

What is Intelligence?

Multiple Intelligences

Successful Intelligence

Emotional Intelligence

Emotional Intelligence Scale (handout 11-5)

homework: Myers reading and notes p442-450

March 12

What is Intelligence?

Emotional Intelligence

Intelligence and Creativity

Neurology and Intelligence

Assessing Intelligence

homework: Myers reading and notes p450-467

“Islands of Genius” SciAm-Islands_of_Genius.pdf

HULBERT, A. (n.d.). The Prodigy Puzzle - New York Times. The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. Retrieved October 10, 2012, from http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/20/magazine/20prodigies.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0  

March 13

The Dynamics of Intelligence

Extremes of Intelligence

 BrainMan Documentary - Brainman. (n.d.). Google Videos. Retrieved February 29, 2012, from http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2598363071375453449#

The Nature and Nurture of Intelligence

Nature v. Nurture

Bias and the Group Differences

The Achievement Gap
 

homework:  Discussion Question: DQ: The Development of Intelligence

March 14

Introduction to Thinking

Concepts

Solving Problems

“Algorithms and Heuristics”, Insight, Confirmation Bias, Fixation 

“Problem Solving” exercises

homework: Myers p395-409 (reading and notes)

March 15

Making Decisions and Forming Judgments

Representativeness Heuristic

Availability Heuristics

Overconfidence

Framing

Belief Bias

Belief Perseverance

homework: Myers p410-429 (reading and notes)

March 18

Introduction to Language

Language Structure and Development

 Language of Babies

Acquiring Language

Explaining Language Development

Thinking and Language

Linguistic Determinism

Thinking without Language

Animal Thinking and Language

homework: Study for Test  

March 19 - TEST 

Chapter 10: Thinking and Language

Chapter 11: Intelligence