Intelligence_Testing

Intelligence Testing According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, intelligence is described as the ability to apply knowledge to manipulate one's environment or to think abstractly as measured by objective criteria. Many psychologists have their own view on what intelligence really is and the debate over its true definition is very controversial. Most agree, however, that intelligence measures our ability to adapt to challenges. Intelligence varies for every person. It has been proven that intelligence tests can accurately predict performance on the job, dropping out of high school, and even chances of divorcing. These tests are not always completely accurate though. Many times these tests can be culturally biased and provide inaccurate results. Some psychologists believe intelligence is influenced by genetics, others believe it is environment which influences intelligence. I personally believe a combination of environment, genetics, and health determine a person’s in intelligence. Alfred Binet was one of the first psychologists to create an intelligence test. He created this test so the French public school system could properly place their students. Over time, the Binet test has been changed and modified by many other psychologists. Different types of intelligence tests were also created. There are intelligence, tests, test, believe, very, theory, psychologists, one, environment, scores, people, school, person, iq, genetics, been, achievement, achieve, twins, true, studies, strong, social, show, score, role, raised, predict, performance, much, measure, major, inner-city, influenced, influence