Exceptionality in any domain poses challenges and problems, because the world is designed to accommodate those of average height, of average size and average intellect. Tall people find themselves squashed into airline seats made for those of average size, while short people may have difficulty reaching the overhead storage compartment for their luggage. Clothing stores …
A study, titled One Personality Trait Distinguishes Gifted People, and reported in Psychology Today on November 14, 2021, looked at correlations between giftedness and the Big 5 traits (Extraversion, Conscientiousness, Openness to Experience, Neuroticism and Agreeableness). They found the following:* • Giftedness seems like a blessing but may be a burden. • Gifted individuals have learning differences, including …
If we look at the ten wealthiest people in the world, they see people of very high IQ. Steve Jobs (founder of Apple, Inc.) and Jeff Bezos (founder of Amazon.com) were a gifted students. Bill Gates had almost a perfect score on his SATs and Elon Musk has an extremely high IQ. While there is …
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There is no discernible difference between two people who have these IQs. On an IQ test with mean 100 and standard deviation 15, a person of IQ 145 is in the 99.87th percentile, while a person of IQ 150 is in the 99.96th percentile. This means that 13 people out of 10,000 scored higher than …
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Intelligent people use a host of resources, including ChatGPT to expand their knowledge. However, every knowledge source has limitations. That is why you need a lot of different resources to ensure that the information you get is accurate. Below, your will see a brief summary of the strengths and weaknesses of the various information sources …
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Research seems to indicate that intelligence is acquired through a combination of two factors: genetic inheritance (nature) and environmental experiences (nurture) We have little control over our genetic inheritance, but much more control over our environmental experiences. Research Pertaining to the Your Genetic Inheritance In 1990, Thomas J. Bouchard et al. published a seminal article …
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In 1904, when the psychologist Charles Spearman was conceptualizing the idea of a general intelligence, denoted by g or IQ, he found that performance in language and mathematics correlated highly with IQ. That is, those who demonstrated high intelligence in learning a variety of different subjects, generally scored well in math and language. However, musical …
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Not usually, but there are several different types of tests. The IQ tests administered to children are usually different from those administered to adults, because children require lower reading levels and have a less extensive vocabulary than adults. For adults (those above 18 years of age) there is a common test, the most popular of …
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Actually, we can improve IQ through our formative years, and the earlier the better. However, once we reach adulthood, we cannot increase our fluid intelligence, because the major period of growth in our neural circuitry is behind us. However, while our fluid intelligence begins to decline, we can continue to increase what is called our …
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This post is an answer to a question that I was asked on my Quora site: Intelligence and IQ I will answer this question under the assumption that your intent is to enhance your image for a job application or a website promotion. When Elon Musk was asked what credentials he sought when choosing employees, …
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