Intelligence has been defined in different ways, including the abilities, but not limited to, abstract thought, understanding, being self aware,communication, reasoning, learning, having emotional knowledge, retaining, planning, and problem solving.
Intelligence is most widely studied in humans, but has also been observed in animals and plants. Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines or the simulation of intelligence in machines.
Numerous definitions of and hypotheses about intelligence have been proposed since before the twentieth century, with no consensus reached by scholars. Within the discipline of psychology, various approaches to human intelligence have been adopted. The psychometricapproach is especially familiar to the general public, as well as being the most researched and by far the most widely used in practical settings.[1] Contents [hide] * 1 History of the term * 2 Definitions * 3 Human intelligence * 3.1 Psychometrics * 3.2 Other theories * 3.3 Evolution of intelligence * 3.4 Improving intelligence * 4 Animal and plant intelligence * 5 Artificial intelligence * 6 See also * 7 References * 8 Further reading * 9 External links |
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[edit]History of the term
Main article: Nous
Intelligence derives from the Latin verb intelligere which derives from inter-legere meaning to "pick out" or discern. A form of this verb, intellectus, became the medieval technical term for understanding, and a translation for the Greek philosophical term nous. This term was however strongly linked to the metaphysical and cosmological theories of teleologicalscholasticism, including theories of the immortality of the soul, and the concept of the Active Intellect (also known as the Active Intelligence). This entire approach to the study of nature was strongly rejected by