Intelligence

Start with the maps

The Intelligence page brings together resources on thinking, cognition and problem solving. Start with the mind map Cognitive Psychology (Cognition, AI) for an overview of concepts, reasoning, decision making and intelligence. Its branches offer a way to see how the terms relate before you study them individually.

Next, look at Problem Solving. It lays out terms such as initial states, operators, path constraints and goal state. The map also includes strategies such as hill climbing and means-end analysis. Use it to follow the language of a problem from its starting point toward a goal.

Practice with flashcards and quizzes

After exploring the maps, try the Thinking and Intelligence flashcards. They cover concepts, schemas, scripts, algorithms and heuristics. Work through the cards, then return to the maps when you want to see a term alongside related ideas. The AP Psychology Cognition deck is another option for practicing terms such as mental images, prototypes and problem solving.

You can then try Understanding Psychology: Chapter 7, a quiz that includes material on producing speech and meaning. Use your answers to decide which ideas to look at again. For another quiz choice, the page also lists Comparative cognition.

Explore the topic in its unit

Intelligence is a section of the Cognitive Psychology and Thinking unit in Psychology. On this page, the resources connect intelligence with thinking, language and problem solving. The Problem-solving & Intelligence mind map, for example, brings together problem spaces, operators and goal states.

For a different angle, explore the Intelligence: Animal intelligence flashcards or the Animal Intelligence mind map. Choose a resource that fits what you are studying and use it alongside a map or quiz from the page.