what is intelligence?

Question

what are the components of the so-called "intelligence"
from what I understand:
1. visual-spacial ability: able to convert what one see into painting

2. verbal ability : able to express oneself

3.memory: able to absorb information

what else you think should be included.

Answer 1

4: emotional maturity: the ability to separate reasoning and emotional response.

5: application: the ability to apply and modify knowledge of one thing to another subject or environment.

6: Awareness of surroundings: The ability to be aware of our connectedness to our surroundings or the connectedness of a "thing" in the larger puzzle.

I do not agree with #2 at all. That has nothing to do with intelligence. #1 lacks clarity. Visual-spacial ability is the ability to judge distance accurately like how to grab a glass without running your hand into it. #3 needs to include recall. Doesn't matter how much I learned in 5th grade if I can't access that information now and process it correctly.

Answer 2

I think there are many forms of intelligence. Some people, for instances, are very gifted at being able to express themselves but don't have other capabilities. Some people can paint or draw. Some are good at math.

In general, I would define intelligence as the capacity to learn. It doesn't mean that you -are- learning or -have- learned, only that you have the capability to learn things, remember them, relate them to situations, etc.

Years ago a person's IQ was considered very important, but it's less so these days. Intelligence is not at all a guarantee of success. People can be intelligent but not motivated to succeed, or they can have other problems that hold them back. Most of the great things in history have been done by people of average intelligence or maybe just slightly higher.

Answer 3

Intelligence is a property of mind that encompasses many related abilities, such as the capacities to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend ideas and language, and learn. There are several ways to define intelligence. In some cases intelligence may include traits such as creativity, personality, character, knowledge, or wisdom.

Answer 4

I know a lot of people that think they are the smartest people in the world because they can do math in their head, writ literature and recall everything. But if they were to try and get a girlfriend, they would fail miserably. Intelligence is so much more then just knowlege. It's having experiences of things, and knowing about the way of life. Being socially intelligent is much more important than being intelligent with knowlege. Sure, it's nice to know those things, but no one needs to know the pathagoreum therum, unless their job depends on it.
I hope this helps!!

Answer 5

I wrote this article http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/292872/intelligence_what_is_it_and_how_do.html for a psychology class and instead of re-writing the whole thing here you should just go check it out. I focus primarily on how you measure intelligence and the three types of intelligence that researchers look at including psychometric abilities, neuropsychological processing models, and dynamic assessments. I hope this article can help answer your question!

Answer 6

Intelligence basically is the quality of being intelligent or clever. It is the ability to think, reason and understand things instead of doing something by instinct or like a robot. (Note of course that even robots are becoming thinking tools today!)

Answer 7

None of those issues - computers, infra-purple, cameras and such are "clever." they can not think of for themselves. they can not say, "I refuse to do what my programing tells me to" those issues haven't any unfastened will to choose. they are purely able to movements that human's programmed. purely clever beings can freely choose action. countless regression is merely a possibility in a temporal relm. yet what if existance became some thing different than temporal? What if existance became merely a state of countless being that has no initiating and no end, purely present. In a temporal relm, we've not got any actual "present"considering the fact that time would be infinitely divided into smaller fragments, there is not any suspension of time. we are constantly getting into the destiny. despite if, what if existance on the non secular relm consisted no longer the rest yet of an absolute continuum - an eternal present and state of being?

Answer 8

To sum it all up, it's the ability to recognize connections

Answer 9

Its the ability to think. think sensibly in a situation.

Answer 10

Intelligence are not actual fundamental substance, as oft misperceived but rather proper coordination or use of that root "intellectual property" (lit. meaning of intellectual property, psologic property).

Intelligence derives of: (1) wisdom, presumably; (2) reason, esp. akin to comprehension and logic; (3) coordination, usu. achieved through learning, e.g. erudition, and sometimes discovery. Resulting "knowledge" affords greater insight, greater understanding, ample opportunity to discern, more accurately distinguish, and formulate or arrive at various answer.

Perception, of any of the five basic senses, inherent possession of intrinsic qualities, are not any premise for intelligence per se as some suppose, but rather either contributing ligament, else sagacious abilities because of root substance and adequate comprehension and use. Although perception affords intricate opportunity in the course of logical discovery and formative intelligence.

Have you ever noticed someone of apparent shrewd skill, wit, yet of nominal or no explicit formal training?

Premised upon findings of renowned Austrian physician, Sigmund Freud, and many others (unnamed that others might arrive at logical discovery and greater appreciation of truth through independent research), the "mind" as usu. described, consists of a "functional mind" (root substance, foremost similar in nature, albeit distinct of each individual), and a "mechanistic brain" (individual awareness, as of conscious faculties). Faculties in and of themselves are but individual administrations, which are realistically but evidence of coordinated functioning, i.e. evident possession of core constituents, in this particular case "root substance".

Neurological impulses, as variant stimuli, whether comprised of direct stimulus or some auxiliary, are transmitted from and received to the mind, though esp. received to some extent, which ult. constitute premise for lit. "sagacity", specif. both distal and proximal perception. Hypothetically, a person of presumably higher intelligence possesses a greater sense of both distal and proximal perception, else better analysis. Yet sometimes common consensus are that higher intelligence are presumed of specific expertise in some given field. Artists, artisans, even musical and performing artists are thought of greater intelligence in some respects given their creative ingenuity, or at least creative exhibition of talents. Yet realistically, talent are but one tiny aspect of any presumable intelligence.

Erroneously, people sometimes suppose that a person of evident "cognitive limitation/disability" are of less intelligence. Fact that such an individual might exhibit less ability at certain skills, incl. learning, does not specif. denote lack of intelligence, but instead poss. lack of adequate coordination and corresponding application.

Of extremely noteworthy intelligence, correct understanding and application of nominal though significant principles, as recognition of ethics, validity of that which are genuine if and when substantiated, and such admirable virtue as to refuse condescension, else clearly avoid condescension to some injurious level.

Should one seek scientific premise for intelligence, one foremost potential difficulty, that each branch are so unique, else underlying doctrine distinct, notwithstanding that purpose/intent of each are not always equal. For example, as a branch of science, which may only be understood through correct possession of intelligence, natural philosophy demands that no successful "efficacy" are truly possible less some substantial "cogency". Even that as motivating (or motivation) as lit. dynamic, in this case, said cogency must possess potential strength/ability commeasurate with required/intended efficacy. Else such efforts would be of null consequence, inefficacious, of evident lack of success.

Individual intelligence were once acknowledged as more than mere competent scholarship of some prescribed course(-s) of study(-ies), but that some notable heuristics were employed which of course were capable of adequate satisfaction. Unfortunately, with few exceptions, educational institutions do not always promote "respectable heuristics", e.g. mere proposition and motivation towards a student's research are not sufficient. Primary exception, that some advanced degree require prior accomplishment of student at some substantial dissertation or like treatise, whereof subject, premise, findings as analysis, all are a result of purely independent efforts being judged solely upon basis of independent merit. Rightfully so, esp. whereas a student seeks a doctorate for example, a degree presumed to be indicative of some logical expertise.

Relevant to intelligence and education towards related successful accomplishment, perhaps pragmatic experience similar to an internship, even residency, should be required of most strict discipline. Far too many students attain to a higher degree from some institution, and thence receive less than respectable salaries, in some instances do not even acquire desired application of skills.

-- Personal opinion from a heuristic scientist, of great admiration for knowledge, wisdom, and esp. enjoy psychology, anthropology, sociology, in fact manifold social sciences, but acknowledge that true evolution of specie if and when obvious shall require greater evidence of fundamental principles vs. some esteemed wisdom or skills.