What Is Intelligence and Who Has It

摘要: JNTELLIGENCE is the ability to solve a new problem. An unsurmounted difficulty problem so long, as its solution unknown. It easy enough cut Gordian knot, or stand an egg on end, after one has learned how these historic intelligence tests were solved. When difficult enough, sufficiently novel and important, displayed in successful invention will be considered "genius." Life confronts us with problems, old. Just keep one's self alive very old onle. "To live by wits" it exercise of intelligence. From cunning horse trader genius Aristotle long step up scale intellectual competency; but may appear at any level, even low one, divined from what individual makes opportunity resources. We ascertain much knowledge skill enter into performance order disregard them, for adventure measured not resources employed, risks involved difficulties overcome. If, example, Russian Soviet fact weak form government, Bolshevists are entangled ignorance, insanity crime would reading our daily newspaper, then follows that Leinine Trotzky must given higher rating than statesmen who have tried vain sink this defective ship state, despite they had their command most cultured efficient nations world. Intelligence conventional standards, outcome performance. The discrimination other abilities concerned only witlh criteria distinguish variable creations free initiative more constant familiar effects established habits. originality proportional number elements entering composition, amount which creation productive imagination varies prevailing mode. really serious problems life, primeval yet