Unit Overview:
In this unit we will discuss:
Learning (7 - 9% of the AP Exam)
Memory
This section includes memory formation, storage and retrieval.
Thinking and Language (8 - 10% of the AP Exam)
Can there be thought without language?
Intelligence (7 - 9% of the AP Exam)
This section covers different definitions of intelligence as well as the impact of heredity and environment on intelligence scores.
Read this article describing Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Theory. Be prepared to discuss in class and compare this theory to those of Spearman and Sternberg as described in the textbook. Also, be prepared to either defend or refute this theory.