INTELLIGENT BEHAVIORS:

Seeing My Natural Ability

Prepared by:
Jaya V. Cajalne,
RPm
What is Intelligence?
Intelligence is defined by Sternberg as “the mental
abilities necessary for adaptation to, as well as
shaping and selection of, any environmental context”
(1997).

Two Types of Intelligence

1. Fluid Intelligence 2. Crystallized Intelligence

Age Age
Fluid Intelligence Crystallized Intelligence
What is Behavior?
 is defined as the manner a person conducts himself/herself
in various circumstances.

Types of Behavior
1. Overt and Covert
2. Conscious and Unconscious
3. Rational and Irrational
4. Voluntary and Involuntary
5. Human Behavior and Animal Behavior
FOURTEEN INTELLIGENT BEHAVIORS
When a person is behaving intelligently,
he/she is said to manifest 14 behaviors or
dispositions (Costa, 2000).

1. Persistence.

2. Overcoming impulsiveness.

3. Listening to others.

4. Flexibility in Thinking.

5. Metacognition.

6. Checking for accuracy and precision.

7. Questioning and problem-posing.

FOURTEEN INTELLIGENT BEHAVIORS
When a person is behaving intelligently, he/she is said to manifest 14 behaviors or dispositions (Costa, 2000).

8. Applying past knowledge to new situations.

9. Precision of language and thoughts.

10. Using all the senses.

11. Creativity.

12. Living with a sense of wonderment.

13. Cooperation.

14. Sense of humor.

 ACTIVITY
Answer the following questions in an
essay form. Maximum of 10 sentences not
less than 5 sentences.

• Which of the 14 qualities

characterize your behaviors?
• Which do you need to start
working on?