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What Is Intelligence Really?
We have all met people who have a lot of Â"book smartsÂ" but seem to have no Â"life smarts.Â" Should we really be saying that they are intelligent? Some people who did poorly in school often turn out to be very successful in later life. Why do our current IQ tests seem unable to predict or explain these outcomes?
A person may have failed dismally in school, and yet turn out to be a genius in marketing. Is this person stupid, or brilliant? If a man is a great scientist, but canÂ't ever pick a suitable mate, is he really very smart? Was Picasso inept because he wasnÂ't also a brilliant mathematician? Was Einstein inadequate because he wasnÂ't also a great artist?
Which of thes...
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