Re: Who likes Bush ?

On Thu, 22 Dec 2005 17:31:23 -0800, Don Homuth <dhomuth1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>On Fri, 23 Dec 2005 02:17:57 +0100, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>Don Homuth writes:
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>>> One of the great insights of psychology was the fundamental and
>>> seminal comprehension that Intelligence is not One Thing.  It is many
>>> things with many manifestations.
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>>Really?  Where did you read this?  I've never come across it.
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>Graduate school - first time through, thirty years ago.
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>You should get out more.

Just by way of providing you with more information:

http://iq-test.learninginfo.org/iq02.htm

"According to most current definitions — although they are not
conclusive — intelligence is made up of the skills of logical
reasoning, problem solving, critical thinking, and adaptation. This
scenario seems reasonable, says Professor Linda S. Siegel at the
University of British Columbia, until one examines the content of IQ
tests. The definition of IQ, as is operationalized in all IQ tests,
includes virtually no skills that can be identified in terms of the
definitions of intelligence. To sup****t her statement, Siegel gives a
detailed analysis of the subtests of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale
for Children-Revised (WISC-R). This IQ test is composed of Verbal and
Performance sections. In each subtest of the Verbal scale, performance
is in varying degrees dependent on specific knowledge, vocabulary,
expressive language and memory skills, while in the Performance scale,
visual-spatial abilities, fine motor coordination, perceptual skills,
and in some subtests speed, are essential for scoring. Siegel also
points out that IQ tests measure, for the most part, what a person has
learned, not what he or she is capable of doing in the future (his
potential)."

All of which quite reasonably concludes that the mere Ability to Learn
does not constitute a measure of any single characteristic of
Intelligence.  There are many factors that comprise whatever
Intelligence is -- and the more one has, the more one supposes one
really is Intelligent.

But not necessarily.

Clearly, however, there are several sorts of Intelligence, and we do
know something about how to measure those skills individually.  We
just don't know how to put them all together.

For example, autistic children can Learn some things at a Very high
rate, and maintain that Knowledge for quite a while.  But as for
Intelligent, that depends on other sorts of factors.

So the trick is not to be Too Simplistic and reduce a complex
construct overmuch.

And google is your friend.  There's more available, should you wish to
look.

And learn.