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    The document defines intelligence as the total capacity to act purposefully, think rationally, and deal effectively with one's environment according to Wechsler. It also defines intelligence as the capacity to learn and adjust to new conditions according to Wagnon. It discusses three types of intelligence according to Thorndike: social intelligence which is the ability to adjust to social situations, mechanical intelligence which is the ability to understand and repair apparatus, and abstract intelligence which is the ability to understand symbols like numbers and letters.

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    INTELLIGENCE –

    MEANING, DEFINITION AND


    IT’S TYPES
    PRESENTED BY
    BIJISHA B S
    FIRST YEAR B ED
    ENGLISH
    INTELLIGENCE- MEANING
    . LATIN WORD INTELLIGENTIA
    . MEANING TO COMPREHEND OR TO PERCEIVE
    DEFINITION-

    “ INTELLIGENCE IS THE TOTAL CAPACITY OF AN INDIVIDUAL TO ACT


    PURPOSEFULLY, TO THINK RATIONALLY, AND TO DEAL EFFECTIVELY WITH HIS
    ENVIRONMENT”
    DAVID WECHSLER
    “ INTELLIGENCE IS THE CAPACITY TO LEARN AND TO ADJUST TO RELATIVELY
    NEW AND CHANGING CONDITIONS”
    WAGNON
    TYPES OF INTELLIGENCE

    THREE TYPES ACCORDING TO THORNDIKE

    • SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • MECHANICAL INTELLIGENCE
    • ABSTRACT INTELLIGENCE
    SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE:-

    ABILITY OF AN INDIVIDUAL TO ADJUST THE


    SOCIAL SITUATION.
    MECHANICAL INTELLIGENCE:-
    ABILITY OF AN INDIVIDUAL TO HEADING THE APPARATUS, DEVELOPING
    AND REPAIRING THE APPARATUS.
    ABSTRACT INTELLIGENCE:-
    ABILITY TO REACT TOWARDS NUMBERS, LETTERS AND
    OTHER SYMBOLS.
    CONCLUSION

    AN ABILITY TO ACQUIRE AND APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND


    SKILLS
    THANK YOU

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