What do you think the word "intelligence" means ?
2007-09-26 03:43:32 · 12 answers · asked by . 7 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Intelligence is knowing right from wrong, accepting those for who they are, and the ability to critically assess any given situation in an objective manner...I
In essence intelligence is living your life based on what you know to be right to the fullest.
2007-09-26 04:37:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
For me, it not only means having a high IQ. Intelligence implies the ability to judge wisely what must be done or not in the different situations of life.
Some people may be higly intellectual without knowing the basic morals of life. Being intelligence is also a matter of manners. Being intelligent without manners is useless.
Others are gifted intelligence in some other forms like the ability of doing Handicrafts...
Every one of us is intelligent, but each one in his way-no one is an idiot.
2007-09-26 03:54:26 · answer #2 · answered by (-_-) 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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. However other psychologists prefer not to include these traits in the definition of intelligence.
2007-09-26 07:03:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
"intelligence" is one of the hardest concepts to define... people like to say it's about ability to learn and comprehend.. but that's potential.. not intelligence.... someone who grew up in the jungle wouldn't be able to tell you what 2+2 was... even if their brain had more potential than anyone else on Earth...... and what about the different types of intelligence.. there is creative intelligence.. analytical intelligence... some people have great memories but can't formulate an original idea to save their lives....
This is why I feel intelligence is an open concept... and only an eclectic definition that was constantly open to change would be close to correct.
2007-09-26 03:50:59 · answer #4 · answered by pip 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Intelligence, I think, is the application of knowledge.
Although a person can know a lot of facts and still not be intelligent. It is the ability to use what you know in a constructive way.
2007-09-26 06:22:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I liked you first answer, it was funny and a little true but if you want the book definition put simply then it's a matter of learning something then being able to remember it regurgitate it at will. It's all about how much memory you have and how long you keep that memory. Think about it, every test you have EVER taken was the ability to memorize and recall. but can you remember the things you learned in elementary school tests? No, because they were either drummed into your head to the point of it being burned into your brain and repeated so many times that you no longer have to recall it. It's part of you or stored in your long term memory like reading, writing and so on. The later years you take tests in school or college but normally retain only about 1/4 of that memory and as you get older, that memory tends to leave you unless it's something you use on a daily basis and therefore put into your long term memory.
This isn't out of a book but my own thoughts on the matter and seeing that I'm 50 years old, I've had a little time to think about it.
2007-09-26 04:03:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Intelligence is the combined effect of (1) Easy retrieval of memory (big RAM) (2) Better analytical ability (Better Processor) (3) Faster communication (better I/O peripherals and hard-disk).
An intelligent person is good in all three.
An autistic person is good in (1) and (2) but very poor in (3)
A "thinker" or "philosopher" is good in (2) and (3)
A witty person is good in (1) and (3)
2007-09-26 04:13:47 · answer #7 · answered by UseAnotherNickname 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ever considering that i grow to be little and til in the present day i've got continually referred to as my mum "Mummy" and my dad "Daddy". merely because of the fact they in no way replied to "mum"/"dad". and it is in lots of circumstances caught, i think. same with my siblings, too. I swear every time my mom calls me at paintings, and that i answer asserting "hi, mummy", i'm getting the main strangest seems from my paintings colleagues. They continually locate that hilarious and in lots of circumstances take the mic. and that i will truthfully see why it is humorous lol yet, it is in no way replaced, and that i doubt it is going to. father and mom will continually be Mummy and Daddy. And specifically because of the fact they won't respond to something from their little ones! : )
2016-12-28 03:57:15 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"intelligence" is when you can learn easy and adapt easy also, When you are "intelligent" You are smart and can comprehend harder things. I am not intelligent.
2007-09-26 09:33:06 · answer #9 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's the cleverness I show when I can gain thirty camels swapping them with a bottle of beer, they don't really know how big is the value of them
2007-09-26 04:44:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋