NATURE V/S NURTURE DEBATE OF INTELLIGENCE
Intelligence is a yardstick that people seem to be judged by these days. We use words like 'intelligence ' and 'retarded ' in our day-to-day life. But what exactly is intelligence?
According to Vandenberg and Steven G. (1996)"Intelligence is a multifacetted, progressively evolving, adaptive activity which undergoes constant reorganization leading to qualitative changes, during the lifetime of the individual. It is developed in unity with the ca pacity to perceive dynamic processes in the person 's sphere of activity, and it is based on the use by each person of his individual experiences, be they original or imitation, as well as of social tradition, which to a large extent is laid down in a variety …show more content…
A lot of our personal qualities are in fact a function of our genetic structure. It also plays a great role in our physical built and personality development. Hence it would be convenient to say that even our intelligence is dependent on our biological parents ' intelligence. And to an extent, it is true. Our intelligence isbased on our genes and that has been verified by numerous experiments and researches, some of which have been mentioned above. Ever since there has been any research on the nature of intelligence, there has been more evidence inclined towards the nature factor. Obviously, no one factor can be declared to determine intelligence. But genes and genetic structure definitely seems to have a greater impact on our intelligence than the environmental factor. But this to a large extent says that intelligence is static. If intelligence is based on genetic structure, there is no way it can be improved other than having a genetic makeover. That is a rather passive approach to intelligence. But for alot of people intelligence has improved over time. For a few, it has even improved significantly due to changed environmental conditions and professional help. This suggests that intelligence is not completely static and hence not completely based on our genetic structure. Although it would be significantly easier to assume someone 's intelligence if it was mostly based on genes because information would be readily …show more content…
(1973). Psychology encyclopedia 73/74. Guilford, Conn.: The Dushkin Publishing Group.
G., S. (1966). The nature and Nurture of Intelligence, louisville twin (p. 42). Louisville University. Retrieved from https://ia601308.us.archive.org/32/items/ERIC_ED014731/ERIC_ED014731.pdf
Nisbett, R., Aronson, J., Blair, C., Dickens, W., Flynn, J., Halpern, D., & Turkheimer, E. (2012). Correction to Nisbett et al. (2012). American Psychologist, 67(2), 129-129.
Intelligence is a yardstick that people seem to be judged by these days. We use words like 'intelligence ' and 'retarded ' in our day-to-day life. But what exactly is intelligence?
According to Vandenberg and Steven G. (1996)"Intelligence is a multifacetted, progressively evolving, adaptive activity which undergoes constant reorganization leading to qualitative changes, during the lifetime of the individual. It is developed in unity with the ca pacity to perceive dynamic processes in the person 's sphere of activity, and it is based on the use by each person of his individual experiences, be they original or imitation, as well as of social tradition, which to a large extent is laid down in a variety …show more content…
A lot of our personal qualities are in fact a function of our genetic structure. It also plays a great role in our physical built and personality development. Hence it would be convenient to say that even our intelligence is dependent on our biological parents ' intelligence. And to an extent, it is true. Our intelligence isbased on our genes and that has been verified by numerous experiments and researches, some of which have been mentioned above. Ever since there has been any research on the nature of intelligence, there has been more evidence inclined towards the nature factor. Obviously, no one factor can be declared to determine intelligence. But genes and genetic structure definitely seems to have a greater impact on our intelligence than the environmental factor. But this to a large extent says that intelligence is static. If intelligence is based on genetic structure, there is no way it can be improved other than having a genetic makeover. That is a rather passive approach to intelligence. But for alot of people intelligence has improved over time. For a few, it has even improved significantly due to changed environmental conditions and professional help. This suggests that intelligence is not completely static and hence not completely based on our genetic structure. Although it would be significantly easier to assume someone 's intelligence if it was mostly based on genes because information would be readily …show more content…
(1973). Psychology encyclopedia 73/74. Guilford, Conn.: The Dushkin Publishing Group.
G., S. (1966). The nature and Nurture of Intelligence, louisville twin (p. 42). Louisville University. Retrieved from https://ia601308.us.archive.org/32/items/ERIC_ED014731/ERIC_ED014731.pdf
Nisbett, R., Aronson, J., Blair, C., Dickens, W., Flynn, J., Halpern, D., & Turkheimer, E. (2012). Correction to Nisbett et al. (2012). American Psychologist, 67(2), 129-129.