Do you believe intelligence can be measured?

Question

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Answer 1

I don't believe intelligence can be measured for the simple reason that there is no consensus on what it means to be intelligent and a proper and meaningful measurement can only be made of something which has a fairly strict definition. Even if we can, say, measure someone's capacity to solve certain kinds of narrowly defined technical problems way should anyone agree that that constitutes intelligence? I remember when I was doing my PhD in the mid-90s there was a big controversy about this issue and fewer and fewer people in academia seemed to treat the idea of measurable intelligence seriously. I don't know where the winds have blown since then but I think that the whole idea is absurd. We all intuitively believe that certain people are more intelligent than others, but that does not mean that one can measure such a thing. I think that many people would intuitively believe that some people love more deeply than others but no one would try to measure such a thing. I know that I am just very sceptical of the notion that many scientist seem to have that all things are measurable but then most scientists are completely ignorant of the important philosophers of science in the past fifty years.

Answer 2

Yes, of course intelligence can be measured but even experts disagree on how it should be administered and what the results mean.
I believe that if a human being can live in harmony within his environment and flourish then that person is very intelligent indeed.

Answer 3

we do know how the mind works. the definition of intelligence is the tricky thing. there are many different types of intelligence defined. Sternberg came up w/ 3 different types of intelligence.
1. analytical intelligence- involves abstract planning, focused attention, and information processing
2. creative intelligence - involves capacity to be intellectually flexible and innovative in new situations. ability to come up w/ innovative and unusual solutions
3. practical intelligence - being able to adapt to one's behavior and demands in a given situation

to answer your question, intelligence can be measured w/ aptitude tests. although, the tests are only valid measures of verbal and logical skills of North Americans. many of these tests do not test accurately cross-culturally

Answer 4

No...How can you measure intelligence while you're unable to understand how the mind works...even the deepest researches about it came out with very general results...

Answer 5

IQ Test

Answer 6

yes!