Crystallized intelligence is our ‘crystallized’ knowledge bank. It can be thought of as the product of what we invest our fluid intelligence into learning and knowing about. Crystallized intelligence includes our ‘mindware’ strategies – the rules and procedures we apply to solve problems.
Definition of Crystallized Intelligence (Gc)
Crystallized intelligence (Gc) is defined as:
Gc is typically described as a person’s breadth and depth of acquired knowledge of the language, information and concepts of a specific culture, and/or the application of this knowledge. Gc is primarily a store of verbal or language-based declarative (knowing what) and procedural (knowing how) knowledge acquired through the investment of other abilities during formal and informal educational and general life experiences.
Dr. Kevin S. McGrew
Tests of Crystallized Intelligence
Language development, Lexical knowledge, Listening ability, General (verbal) information, Information about culture, Communication ability, Oral production and fluency, Grammatical sensitivity.
Reference
McGrew, K. S. (2009). Intelligence 37, 1–10.
Gc – Crystallized Intelligence Training
We suggest you train with these tests & exercises when you selectively want to target your crystallized intelligence (Gc)- for 5 to 15 minutes at a time. You are not expected to complete the tests listed below. Use them selectively for your own training purposes.
Similar Minds’ Verbal Intelligence Test. <10 minutes. Scoring – Free. Take the test.
Queendom’s Verbal IQ Test. 60 Questions. Standardized. Scoring – Free. Take the test.
High-range training
Concept T IQ Test. By Laurent Duboi. 7 Section test. Standardized. Scoring – Free. Take the test.
(Admission test for Sigma Society, and potentially other high IQ societies).
Hydroglyphia IQ Test. By Mislav Predavec. 32 items. Normed. Scoring – $35. Take the test.(This test is currently accepted as an entrance exam by a number of high IQ societies.)
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