People who studied more are more intelligent?

Question

or intelligence doesn't have anything to do with the level of study?

Answer 1

Well, I suppose the question you'd have to ask yourself before you could answer the one above would be: what is intelligence?

I, myself, distinguish between people who are intelligent and people who are intellectuals.

I meet intelligent people quite often, but the intellectual is a rare species--an individual that will seek out questions as well as answers, who will glean relevent information from even the most superficial forms of entertainment/experiences, who wants to engage in lengthy conversations with others in order to gain a sense of perspective.

The intellectuals I have encountered, tend to have pursued higher education...but that may be a "chicken and egg" matter...as in, are they an intellectual because they have been exposed to lots of learning opportunities? Or do they seek out lots of learning opportunities because they are an intellectual?

I guess I would say that people who actually LEARN from their studies (regardless of whether those studies are formal or informal, whether their classes end at age 15 or age 50, etc.) are more likely to be intelligent than those who simply study without absorbing and applying the materials in front of them.

Some of the wisest people I've known were never priviliged enough to continue a formal education beyond grade 12, and some of the stupidest had multiple PhD's.

I've known women whose knowledge of history was vast and whose mastery of foreign languages was impressive, and they owed it all to foreign romance novels.

I've known men who had doctoral degrees, were published authors, and who traveled the whole world over, but who could not manage the most basic social graces, and made people feel small and miserable wherever they went.

I've known people of both sexes who had never been to college, but could play a harp, grow their own food, weave, compose music, write poetry, and even carve a canoe from a log--which is more than I can claim to be capable of, despite my Ivy League education.

I hope that helps you.

Answer 2

People who reach high levels of study are more intelligent. It is how they utilize their knowledge that counts. A person who is very intelligent but only in an academic way probably contributes less to society than a less intelligent person, less studied person, who maximizes their intelligence by creative thinking and problem-solving.

Answer 3

some guys are intelligent but never get the chance to study at a high level . intelligence cant be judged from level of education

Answer 4

Intelligence is of many different kinds--mathematical, logical, verbal, athletic, mechanical, musical, etc.--and measures of intelligence are measures of potential or capability--not of actual achievement or accomplishment. Thus study has practically nothing to do with intelligence level. Study may help develop intelligence potential, but study does not improve intelligence capability.

Answer 5

You can study more, but that does not make you more intelligent. Intelligence does not depend on the level of study.
You can study to be a Doctor or College teacher, but that doesn't make you have a high IQ score. I can pay for years to go to college, but it will not necessarily increase my IQ.

Answer 6

Mmm, I would think so, but at the same time not necessarily. My brother was able to maintain a 4.0 through school and rarely studied! I have a cousin who is the same way except that her gpa was not as high because he wouldn't do assignments, but she always tested very well.
I think cases like that are the exception to the rule.

But by "intelligent" do you mean "knowledgeable" because you can actually say that a baby is intelligent and they don't know much! ;)

Answer 7

Not necessarily. Some people need to study harder than others to achieve good grades. I think that the people who study less and get better marks are more intelligent.

Answer 8

Of course! How can you be intelligent without learning it or studying it in some way?

The more you study or read, the more you learn.

That's a fact and anyone who discounts that, are bullsh*tting or just hate reading.

Answer 9

Intelligence is the amount of thinking that you can do. It stays with you for life, and has very little to do with study.

The word you're looking for, is smart. People who've studied more, are smarter.

Intellect has nothing to do with being smart. Like the absent-minded professor vs. the street-smart high school dropout.

Answer 10

Knowing more facts does not make you any more intelligent. It just means you know more facts. To others you may appear more intelligent, but it doesn't hold true. I prefer wisdom and common sense than to being able to repeat something that's written in a book.