Electronic/World Wide Web>Internet Article: Lehrer, Jonah (JUNE 11, 2011), Boot Camp for Boosting IQ, Wall Street Journal, New York, Retrieved on 2011-06-13Source Material [online.wsj.com]
Folksonomies: education children intelligence Memes
13 JUN 2011
Using the n-back Game to Improve Children's IQ
Scientists typically describe intelligence as consisting of two distinct components: fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence. Fluid intelligence refers to the general ability to solve new problems and recognize unfamiliar patterns. Crystallized intelligence, by contrast, consists of particular kinds of knowledge.
When children learn to count, for instance, they show gains on crystallized intelligence, even as their fluid intelligence remains constant. Scientists have typically regar...
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The game forces children to focus and streamline their memory processes, resulting in an IQ increase of five points.
