What is Intelligence?

Intelligence is the ability to understand, learn and think.

Intelligence is the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills to deal with the situations.

Intelligence is the ability reason, plan and solve unexpected problems.

According to researchers, "intelligence is the ability to perceive or infer information, and to retain it as knowledge to be applied towards adaptive behaviours within an environment or context."

For example:
If you see a Lion, your intelligence will tell you to run away to a safe place. Similarly, if you meet to your friend, your intelligence will tell you to greet the person warmly.

Based on Skills, the intelligence is divided into different types i.e.

Types of Intelligence
  • Intrapersonal Intelligence
  • Spatial Intelligence
  • Naturalist Intelligence
  • Musical Intelligence
  • Logical-Mathematical Intelligence
  • Existential Intelligence
  • Interpersonal Intelligence
  • Kinesthetic Intelligence
  • Linguistic Intelligence