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Inteligence
Topic Started: Aug 18 2006, 03:52 PM (74 Views)
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Inteligence

Intelligence is the cognitive ability of an individual to learn from experience, to reason well, to remember important information, and to cope with the demands of daily living. - Sternberg

Robert Sternberg. Sternberg's (1985) theory of intelligence contains three subtheories, one about context, one about experience, and one about the cognitive components of information processing. The contextual subtheory attempts to specify what would be considered "intelligent" in a given culture or context. According to Sternberg, culturally intelligent behavior involves either adapting to one's present environment, selecting a more optimal environment, or reshaping one's current environment.

Sternberg proposes three general types of processes:

  • metacomponents (which control and monitor processing),
  • performance components (processes that execute plans),
  • and knowledge acquisition components (which encode and assemble new knowledge).
As a whole, the triarchic theory claims different aspects or kinds of intelligence (e.g., academic, practical).

Source: http://pareonline.net/getvn.asp?v=4&n=4

Dealing With Real-world Contexts

Adapting to
Sometimes one displays one's intelligence by demonstrating an ability to adapt to the situation or context one finds oneself in. This is the primary aspect of intelligence that is considered by psychometricians, learning theorists, and other cognitivists such as Piaget
Shaping
Sometimes it is necessary to demonstrate one's intelligence by shaping or changing the environment so that it better meets one's needs. Vygotsky and dynamical systems theorists focus on this aspect of intelligence.
Selecting
There are times when it is necessary to demonstrate one's intelligence by selecting an alternate environment or context within which to live and work. Not all environments should be adapted to and some are not worth trying to change.

Sternberg's Adaptive Behavior Checklist

Practical Problem-Solving Ability[/big]

  • Reasons logically and well
  • Identifies connections among ideas
  • Sees all aspects of a problem
  • Keeps an open mind and responds thoughtfully to others' ideas
  • Sizes up situations well
  • Gets to the heart of problems
  • Interprets information accurately
  • Makes good decisions
  • Goes to original sources for basic information
  • Poses problems in an optimal way
  • Is a good source of ideas
  • Perceives implied assumptions and conclusions
  • Deals with problems resourcefully
Verbal Ability

  • Speaks clearly and articulately and is verbally fluent
  • Converses well
  • Is knowledgeable about a particular area of subject matter
  • Studies hard
  • Reads widely with high comprehension
  • Writes without difficulty
  • Sets aside time for reading
  • Displays good vocabulary
Social Competence

  • Accepts others for what they are
  • Admits mistakes
  • Displays interest in the world at large
  • Is on time for appointments
  • Has social conscience
  • Thinks before speaking and doing
  • Makes fair judgments
  • Assesses well the relevance of information to a problem at hand
  • Is sensitive to other people's needs and desires
  • Displays interest in the immediate environment
Source: http://chiron.valdosta.edu/whuitt/col/cogsys/intell.html
http://www.psychology.org/links/Environmen...s/Intelligence/
Edited by Vidimce, Jun 5 2008, 06:44 PM.
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