GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
INTELLIGENCE AND ITS THEORIES
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Question
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The “ ____ capacity to be smart”
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The “ ____ ability to do well in school”
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The “ ____ capacity to act purposely, to think rationally, and to deal effectively with the environment”
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The “ ____ capacity to deal effectively with the environment”
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Detailed explanation-1: -David Wechsler has defined General Intelligence as “a global capacity to think rationally, act purposefully, and deal effectively with the environment."
Detailed explanation-2: -intelligence. noun. in·tel·li·gence in-ˈtel-ə-jən(t)s. : the ability to learn or understand or to deal with new or trying situations. : the ability to apply knowledge to manipulate one’s environment or to think abstractly as measured by objective criteria (as tests)
Detailed explanation-3: -Intelligence Definitions. “A global concept that involves an individual’s ability to act purposefully, think rationally, and deal effectively with the environment.” (Wechsler, 1958). “A person possesses intelligence insofar as he had learned, or can learn, to adjust himself to his environment."
Detailed explanation-4: -Hence, “Intelligence is a global and aggregate capacity of an individual to think rationally, act purposefully and deal effectively” has been defined by Wechsler.
Detailed explanation-5: -Intelligence is a corporate capability to forecast change in time to do something about it. The capability involves foresight and insight, and is intended to identify impending change, which may be positive, representing opportunity, or negative, representing threat.