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analytical intelligence
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being good in problem solving, analogies, puzzles and other academic challenges
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creative intelligence
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the ability to gain insight and solve novel problems, to think in new and interesting ways
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practical intelligence
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understanding how people deal with everyday tasks
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emotional intelligence (EQ)
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a form of social intelligence that emphasizes the ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions to guide thoughts and actions
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intelligence
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the human ability to use knowledge, solve problems, understand complex ideas, learn quickly and adapt to environmental challenges
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mental age
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an assessment of a child's intellectual standing relative to that of his or her peers; determined by a comparison of the child's test score with the average score for children of each chronological age
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intelligence quotient (IQ)
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the number computer by dividing a child's estimated mental age by the child's chronological age, and then multiplying this number by 100
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general intelligence (g)
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the idea that one general factor underlies all mental abilities
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fluid intelligence
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information processing in novel or complex circumstances
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crystallized intelligence
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knowledge acquired through experience and the ability to use that knowledge
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multiple intelligences
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the idea that people can show different skills in a variety of different domains
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motivation
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facvtors that energize, direct, or sustain behaviour
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need
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state of biological or social deficiencies within the body
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need hierarchy
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Maslow's arrangement of needs, in which basic survival needs are lowest and personal growth needs are highest in terms of ultimate priority
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self-actualization
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a state that is achieves when one's personal dreams and aspiration have been attained
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drive
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psychological state that motivated an organism to satisfy its needs
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arousal
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term to describe psychological activation, such as increased brain activity, autonomic responses, sweating or muscle tension
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homeostasis
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the tendency for bodily functions to maintain equilibrium
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incentives
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external stimuli that motivate behaviours
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Yerkes-Dodson law
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a psychological principle that distates that behavioural efficiency increase with arousal up to an optimum point, after which it decreases with increasing arousal
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extrinsic motivation
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motivation to perform an activity because of the external goals toward which that activity is directed
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intrinsic motivation
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motivation to perform an activity because of the value or pleasure associated with that activity, rather than for an apparent biological goal or purpose
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creativity
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the capacity to generate or recognize ideas, alternatives, or possibilities that may be useful in solving problems, communicating with others, or entertaining ourselves and others
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need to belong theory
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the need for interpersonal attachments is a fundamental motive that has evolved for adaptive purposes
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social comparison theory
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people are motivated to have accurate information about themselves and others
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social exclusion theory
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axiety warns individuals that they may be facing rejection from their social groups
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neophobia
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fear of novel things
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hyperphagia
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when ventromedial region of the hypothalamus is damaged, causing food intake to increase
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aphagia
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when lateral region of the hypothalamus is damaged causing food intake to decrease
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sexual scripts
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cognitive beliefs about how a sexual episode should be acted
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sexual response cycle
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a pattern of physiological responses during sexual activity
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erotic plasticity
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the degree to which the sex drive can be shaped by social, cultural and situational factors
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sexual strategies theory
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evolutionary theory that suggests men and women look for different qualities in their relationship partners due to the gender-specific adaptive problems they've faces throughout human history
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