Intelligence quotient

and a high GPA. According to Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary, the literal definition of being smart is showing intelligence and being mentally alert or knowledgeable. Looking at this, it appears as if we have been looking at the word ‘smart’ in only one very dim light. There are so many things that could be derived from this definition, one being that there are several types of intelligences that humans are capable of possessing. In the world, some of us are academically inclined while others more…

mandatory standardized test scores accurately define an individual’s intelligence. Along with that, we are also taught that having a low GPA score means we are senseless and useless, and a high GPA score means we should expect a successful future because we are so bright and intelligent. Standardized tests and GPAs are both common mechanisms for measuring intelligence, but are also systems which can be cheated. For this reason, intelligence is not something that can be measured by a silly test;…

The VARK, Multiple intelligence assessments, Myers Briggs personality profile actually provide more info. In some respects, my scores match other students, but still, I have a unique personality. What is intelligence? Since the early days of humanity, man has tried to define intelligence; from the time of Plato and Socrates to the 21st century people are still trying to define intelligence. There are many definitions of intelligence, according to Oxford Dictionaries, intelligence means: “The…

Imagine a society where intelligence is pre-determined by one’s birth order. An individual’s birth position within a family such as the first-born and the last-born was sufficient to conclude one’s level of intelligence. Just like that, findings were being discovered about the sudden relationship between birth order and intelligence. For example, “first-born children tend to be more verbally articulate, less impulsive, more active, better performers in school, more likely to go to college, and…

Assessment Over one hundred years ago, the first test of intelligence was developed by Simon Binet in order to identify children who were having difficulties learning (Colmar, Maxwell, & Miller, 2006). Intellectual disabilities are diagnosed by assessing two main areas: a person’s ability to gain the skills they need to live independently, and the brain’s ability to learn, think, solve, problems, and make sense of the world (also called IQ) (“Intellectual Disability”, 2011). As previously…

this is the psychological experiment that focused on effect of expectancy and biases conducted by Robert Rosenthal (1966). In this study some of the students had been told that the mice that they would be using had been especially bred for high intelligence and the other half of the students were told that they had rats bred for “dullness”. What resulted was that the students who had been told that…

nature and nurture and their impact on intelligence has been widely debated over the last century. This dynamic has been studied, tested, examined and reexamined. Typical cognitive development milestones and the nature vs. nurture conundrum have been a huge focus in the study of intelligence. This abundance of attention on the subject of intelligence has not yet yeilded a working and universally accepted definition. Despite of the lack of definition, intelligence is tested and measured in a…

What is intelligence anyway? Intelligence is defined as the ability to learn and develop skills, but when they test for intelligence they only test on an academic level. Along with these biased questions some students are bad test takers which is entirely intensified by the testing environment approved by most states, this along with everything else certainly determines that if students who are renowned in other fields but are not academically up to par will fail this test. There should be a…

they have a certain level of intelligence. Gladwell addresses intelligence in the example of Chris Langan and Robert J. Oppenheimer, who despite their high levels of intelligence, had divergent paths marked by contrasting family lives. Langan is deemed to have underwhelmed given his mental capability, while Oppenheimer is widely appreciated for his scientific work, especially his work on the Manhattan Project. The author seems to imply that the level of intelligence is irrelevant and that people…

In today's society, there’s more than just a small handful of individuals who believe perseverance is worthless and only intelligence can succeed in life. However this has been disproven countless times over already. There are numerous scientific studies that back up the idea of hard work and GRIT almost always winning over mere intelligence. I, being the pessimistic student that I am, scoffed at the thought of this. Then one day my friends introduced me to the movie “Life of Pi”. This movie…