Interests, Abilities and Accomplishments (Textbook Terms)
Psychology 476 with Peterson at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
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Textbook:
A Primer in Positive Psychology
Created: 2010-12-05
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Interests
Passions, if you will, that define who we are
Aristotelian Principle
Other things being equal, human beings enjoy the exercise of their realized capacities, and thus enjoyment increases the more the capacity is realized, or the greater its complexity (John Rawls)
Well-Developed Individual Interest
Student's attraction to a given academic field.
interest that is marked by a deep intellectual and emotional involvement. Those with such interests are incessantly curious about the subject and driven to learn ever more about it.
interest that is marked by a deep intellectual and emotional involvement. Those with such interests are incessantly curious about the subject and driven to learn ever more about it.
Six basic types of people in terms of their work-relevant interests and the kinds of jobs at which they excel (Holland)
Realistic
Investigative
Artistic
Social
Investigative
Artistic
Social
Realistic Type (Holland)
Person who prefers the manipulation of objects, tools, machines, and/or animals
Investigative Type (Holland)
Person who prefers to observe and investigate physical, biological, and/or cultural phenomena
Artistic Type (Holland)
Person who prefers to create art forms
Social Type (Holland)
People who prefer to work with other people, informing, training, developing, curing, or otherwise enlightening them
Ability
skill underlying differential performance of some task for which there is objective standard
Terms to describe the ability domain
Talent
Skill
Aptitude
Capacity
Intelligence
Skill
Aptitude
Capacity
Intelligence
Genius
Someone whose actual accomplishments have exerted a profound influence on contemporary and subsequent generations
General Intelligence
Spearman
Whatever underlies the fact that tests tend to correlate with each other, and is the factor common to all instances of skilled performance
Whatever underlies the fact that tests tend to correlate with each other, and is the factor common to all instances of skilled performance
Specific Intelligence
Spearman
Presumably, specifically, specific factor that influences skilled performance at one task but not necessarily others
Presumably, specifically, specific factor that influences skilled performance at one task but not necessarily others
What are the Gardner's Multiple Intelligences?
Linguistic
Logical-Mathematical
Spatial
Musical
Bodily
Personal
Social
Logical-Mathematical
Spatial
Musical
Bodily
Personal
Social
Linguistic Intelligence
Gardner
Sensitivity to the meanings and functions of language; exhibited by orators, poets and lyricists
Sensitivity to the meanings and functions of language; exhibited by orators, poets and lyricists
Logical-Mathematical Intelligence
Gardner
Competence at organizing ideas in abstract ways; evident in the work of mathematicians and theoretical physicists
Competence at organizing ideas in abstract ways; evident in the work of mathematicians and theoretical physicists
Spacial Intelligence
Gardner
capacity for visual or spatial imagery, including the ability to transform images; shown by navigators, billiard players, and sculptors
capacity for visual or spatial imagery, including the ability to transform images; shown by navigators, billiard players, and sculptors
Musical Intelligence
Gardner
Ability to produce and organize sounds according to prescribed pitch and rhythm
Ability to produce and organize sounds according to prescribed pitch and rhythm
Bodily Intelligence
Gardner
Kinesthetic mastery over body movements; present in dancers, surgeons and athletes
Kinesthetic mastery over body movements; present in dancers, surgeons and athletes
Personal Intelligence
Gardner
Ability to access one's own feelings; shown by introspective novelists
Ability to access one's own feelings; shown by introspective novelists
Social Intelligence
Ability to understand other people and what motivates them; politicians, religious leaders, clinicians, and salespeople
The Four ways to be extraordinary
Gardner
Master
Maker
Introspector
Influencer
Master
Maker
Introspector
Influencer
Polymath
Those eminent in more than one field requiring arguably different skills
Aristotelian Principle
Proposition that people enjoy doing what they do well
Assessment in context
evaluation of an individual's abilities obtained in the course of his or her everyday activities
Competence
Motive to do things well
Interest
Top activity or activity pursued with passion
Interest Inventory
Questionnaires that attempt to match people to appropriate occupations by comparing their interests to those apt to be satisfied by a particular job
Leisure World
Culture that develops around a shared leisure activity
Multiple Intelligences
Theory that there are a number of basic and distinct forms of intelligence
10-Year Rule
Idea that people who make important contributions to a particular field have usually devoted a full decade to the mastery of necessary knowledge and skills
12-7 Year Rule
Idea that people who make important contributions to a particular field have usually put in 12-hour days, 7 days a week, for years
Well-Developed Individual Interest
Attraction to a field marked by a deep intellectual and emotional involvement
About this deck
By: Rocky Babcock
Textbook: A Primer in Positive Psychology
Created: 2010-12-05
Size: 33 flashcards
Views: 31
Textbook:
A Primer in Positive PsychologyCreated: 2010-12-05
Size: 33 flashcards
Views: 31
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