What is Intelligence?
Debates about intelligence have raged within psychology since the beginning of testing during the First World War. As well as the issues of validity and reliability of the tests employed, defining exactly what is intelligence and the factors that influence its development remain a challenge. This article in Psychology Today presents a number of surprising findings about one of the “slipperiest” concepts in psychology. Write a post outlining what you think are the traits of an intelligent person. You might also like to undertake research on Garderner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligence, Sternberg’s triarchic theory and emotional intelligence . Your posting should outline your own reflections, discuss the various psychological theories you have researched and reach a conclusion about what is an intelligent person.