Article: What Is Intelligence Really?
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What Is Intelligence Really?
Although IQ tests measure a certain aspect of intelligence potential, there isn?t complete agreement that what is being measured is actually intelligence. Standard intelligence tests focus a lot on exploring and measuring linguistic/logical/mathematical ability. But is that really the same quality as intelligence? Or is intelligence something broader than that?
We have all met people who have a lot of ?book smarts? but seem to have no ?life smarts.? Should we really be saying that they are intelligent? Some people who did poorly in school often turn out to be very successful in later life. Why do our current IQ tests seem unable to predict or explain these outcomes?
A person may have failed dismally in school, and yet turn out to be a genius in marketi...
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