Human Intelligence

Its not that Im so smart; its just that I stay with problems longer. A true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but Imagination. Albert Einstein

Perhaps imagination is only intelligence having fun. George Scialabra

Intelligence is mental activity directed towards purposive adaptation to selection and shaping of the real world environment relevant to ones life. Richard Sternberg

Review
Aptitude: The potential to master a skill or learn a body of knowledge.

Achievement: What a person has learned.

***If achievement lags aptitude by >2yr, some school districts would identify that as a learning disability. G General Intelligence Factor (Spearman) IQ (Binet, Wechsler) The Flynn Effect IQs rising with each generation Due to better health, more schooling, & smaller families?

Raymond Cattell & John Horn

1960s

Fluid Intelligence (innate)

Quick & adaptable. The integration of inductive reasoning, abstract analysis, reaction speed, and working memoryThe ability to think on your feet.

Crystalized Intelligence (aquired)

Accumulation of facts, information, and knowledge as a result of education and experience. Memorization of vocabulary, history, and chemical formulas are hallmarks of crystalized intelligence

**Crystalized Intelligence increases with age Fluid decreases

Robert Sternberg
Analytic Intelligence
IQ and achievement tests

1983

All measures of intelligence measure a form of developing expertise

Creative Intelligence
Imaginative Endeavors

Practical Intelligence
Everyday Problem Solving

Howard Gardner
Theory of Multiple Intelligences

Verbal/Linguistic Logical/Mathematical Musical/Rhythmic Visual/Spatial Bodily/Kinesthetic Interpersonal Naturalistic Existential (Intrapersonal)

Discussion points:
How Gardner assists in cross-cultural (and cross-disciplinary) understanding MCAT/LSAT/GRE Expertise and Selective Optimization Differing Intelligence & Learning Intelligence on a spectrum Trump, Jordan Relevance of Psychometrics Rhee/Fenty Myers-Briggs/Gardner correlation?

Exam Question
Identify two of Gardners (8) multiple intelligences.