Knowledge that is acquired through experience, on the assumption that people who learn from their experiences are showing a mental capacity that is absent in those who fail to learn from experience. go to glossary index
Type of intelligence, proposed by Horn and Cattell, involving the ability to remember and use learned information; it is relatively dependent on education and cultural background. Compare fluid intelligence.
the form of intelligence that reflects knowledge acquired through schooling and in everyday life. 136, 360
the ability to use learned information collected throughout a life span.
Crystallized intelligence is one of the types of intelligence in Cattell's model. The term refers to the part of intellogence acquired through experience and education
The repertoire of information, cognitive skills, and strategies acquired by the application of fluid intelligence to various fields. This is said to increase with age, in some cases into old age. See also fluid intelligence.
Mental skills derived from cultural experience.