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Intelligence Crossword

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Type of intelligence, potential to appreciate, compose, and perform music
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genetics vs environment
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the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations
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the ability to produce new and valuable ideas
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A scientific field that focuses on creating machines capable of performing activities that require intelligence when they are done by people.
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a broad band of nerve fibers joining the two hemispheres of the brain.
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Type of intelligence, our ability to reason speedily and abstractly; tends to decrease during late adulthood
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relays messages between lower brain centers and cerebral cortex
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Area of the brain responsible for all voluntary activities of the body; largest part of the brain
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passion and perseverance in the pursuit of long-term goals
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the ability to store and retrieve information over time
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outermost covering of the brain consisting of densely packed neurons, responsible for higher thought processes and interpretation of sensory input
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our spoken, written, or signed words and the ways we combine them to communicate meaning
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Your science teacher
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a part of a neuron that carries impulses away from the cell body
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the idea that there are different types of intelligence that are independent of one another
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Connection to spinal cord; filters information flow between peripheral nervous system and the rest of the brain.
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The ability to move the body in sports, dance, or other physical activities
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a nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system
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a person's realization that he or she is a distinct individual whose body, mind, and actions are separate from those of other people
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rational thinking based on strict rules of validity
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the process of finding solutions to difficult or complex issues.
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Type of intelligence, our accumulated knowledge and verbal skills; tends to increase with age
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a neuron's bushy, branching extensions that receive messages and send them toward the cell body
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A symmetrical, bell-shape that describes the distribution of many types of data; most scores fall near the mean (68 percent fall within one standard deviation of it) and fewer and fewer near the extremes.
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Type of intelligence, potential to recognize and use patterns
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all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating
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The modification of behavior based on specific experiences.
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covers the axon of some neurons and helps speed neural impulses