The definition of intelligence is subjective, but our working memory, reflective exploratory behavior, and
other cognitive skills appear to be uniquely enhanced versus these abilities in other animals.
Not exact matches
Rather than merely a cumulative effect, Meyer says, the two conditions
appeared to act in synergy, increasing anxiety behaviors in the mice as well as damaging their performance on tests for associative memory and
other basic
cognitive skills associated in people with a range of neurological disorders, including schizophrenia.
In
other words, contrary to Tough's assertion that «we have been focusing on the wrong
skills and abilities in our children» (what he calls «the
cognitive skills — the kind of intelligence that gets measured on IQ tests, including the abilities to recognize letters and words»), it would
appear, especially for the poor in our inner cities, that we have not been focusing enough on those
skills.