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Psychometry or psychoscopy – The ability to obtain information about a person or an object by touch. [12] Remote viewing, telesthesia or remote sensing – The ability to see a distant or unseen target using extrasensory perception. [13] Retrocognition or postcognition – The ability to supernaturally perceive past events. [14]
Multipotentiality is an educational and psychological term referring to the ability and preference of a person, particularly one of strong intellectual or artistic curiosity, to excel in two or more different fields. [1] [2] It can also refer to an individual whose interests span multiple fields or areas, rather than being strong in just one.
This is a list of personal titles arranged in a sortable table. They can be sorted: Alphabetically; By language, nation, or tradition of origin; By function. See Separation of duties for a description of the Executive, Judicial, and Legislative functions as they are generally understood today.
Epstein argues that many tasks require a variety of skills which tend to be possessed by more well-rounded people, and finding a task which is a better fit to one's personality and interests can overcome the advantage otherwise provided by having more practice earlier in life and attempting peak performance as a younger person.
The CSV helps people recognize and build upon their strengths. This aligns with the overall goal of the positive psychology movement, to make people's lives more fulfilling. [2] People can use the VIA-IS to identify their own positive strengths and learn how to capitalize on them. [2]
A major criticism of the theory is that it is ad hoc: that Gardner is not expanding the definition of the word "intelligence", but rather denies the existence of intelligence as traditionally understood, and instead uses the word "intelligence" where other people have traditionally used words like "ability" and "aptitude".
Outstanding aptitude can be considered "talent", or "skill". Aptitude is inborn potential to perform certain kinds of activities, whether physical or mental , and whether developed or undeveloped. Aptitude is often contrasted with skills and abilities, which are developed through learning . [ 1 ]
A person can only entertain a proposition if they possess the concepts involved in this proposition. [49] For example, the proposition "wombats are animals" involves the concepts "wombat" and "animal". Someone who does not possess the concept "wombat" may still be able to read the sentence but cannot entertain the corresponding proposition.