Essays on Intelligence

In A Rounded Version: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, Howard Gardner introduces the idea of seven different intelligences, combating the idea of contemporary intelligence. Gardner defines the contemporary view of intelligence as, an individual’s intelligence test score based on his or her age with no regard to experience or training. In his words, “It is…

“Emotional intelligence refers to an ability to recognize the meanings of emotion and their relationships and to reason and problem-solve on the basis of them. Emotional intelligence is involved in the capacity to perceive emotions, assimilate emotion-related feelings, understand the information of those emotions, and manage them. ” (Mayer, J. D. et. al, 1999) A…

IQ tests are less the result of psychometric theorizing than they are he instruments that produce the raw data for theory construction. IQ tests were developed at the turn of the century in France by Alfred Bines and Theodore Smith. The original tests – and to a large extent even modern versions, were not based…

My own Multiple Intelligences Survey results suggest that my strengths lie along the Musical and Logical intelligence areas. This is understandable since I love listening to music. I easily pick on rhythms, beats and other noise patterns around me. Listening to sounds in nature soothe me whenever I am stressed or agitated. I also remember…

As I have read about it, a peculiar interest in me has been raised about the fantastic manner in which many people have utilized their natural abilities as a medium of reunion and leadership. I found a strong nexus between the gifts or accomplishments these individuals had and their peculiar behavior during the time they…

AbstractMental rotation is test of intelligence just like when we take our S.A.T. exams, Psychological exams and Entrance exams. This paper wishes to define what mental rotation is. This paper starts by defining what mental rotation is, why there are people who dedicate their lives into studying this types of things. This paper gave some…

Memory, Thinking, and IntelligenceToday we are living in an information age where the IT has revolutionized the way human being interact with each other. There are computer systems and other storage devices with huge memory capacity. But the human memory and thinking process still leaves a lot for the computers to work on. Analyzing the…

The article “Intelligence and Delinquency: A Revisionist Review” by Hirschi and Hindelang provide detailed overview of the issues associated with human IQ offering different perspectives, studies and researches. Nowadays sociologists are interested in individual differences and they are willing to reveal the primary reasons of such disparities. To defend their position the authors discuss both…

One could define culture as a set of attitudes, behaviors, and symbols shared by a group of individuals that is usually communicated from one generation to another. Attitudes can include religious beliefs, superstitions, and stereotypes. Behaviors include a wide variety of norms, practices, as well as fashions. A symbol may take the form of a…

Michael Moore’s essay “Idiot Nation” focuses on the steadily declining intelligence of America due to the insufficient education being provided, and the politicians who are more than a little to blame for it. In Moore’s writing he discusses the leaders of America who set an embarrassing example for our society, and are essentially teaching our…