ICSE Class 12 Psychology — Chapter Summary

Intelligence is the mental capacity to think, learn, solve problems, and adapt to the environment. Psychology studies intelligence through definitions, theories, measurement tools, and related ideas such as aptitude, achievement, interest, giftedness, backwardness, and emotional intelligence. The ch

Personality refers to the distinctive and unique characteristics that govern an individual's thought process and behavioural approach in order to adapt to the environment. The word personality comes from the Latin word persona, meaning mask. In psychology, personality is studied through definitions,

Lifespan development is the study of changes that begin at conception and continue till death. These changes are physical, cognitive, emotional, social, and moral. Development is continuous, cumulative, predictable, spiral in pattern, and shaped by both heredity and environment. The chapter also exp