Author Question: Do people's ideas of what intelligence is vary across the life span? In other words, do people ... (Read 93 times)

folubunmi · **on:** Aug 23, 2018

Do people's ideas of what intelligence is vary across the life span? In other words, do people conceptualize intelligence differently at different ages?

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Many adults are thought to possess , which is characterized by the recognition that truth varies across situations, solutions to problems are realistic and reasonable, ambiguity and contradiction are the norm,

and emotional and subjective factors play a role in thinking.
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beccamahon · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

In 1992, Berg and Sternberg set out to find the answer to this question. They wanted to know whether conceptions of intelligence varied across the life span. Their subjects were people ages 22 to 85. Subjects were asked to rate 55 behaviors they viewed as characteristic of exceptionally intelligent 30-, 50-, or 70-year-olds. Factors such as motivation, intellectual effort, and reading were rated important for each age group.
Other behaviors were rated important only for certain points in the life span. For example, for 30-year-olds, people said being open-minded and concerned about the future were important traits. Intelligent 50- and 70-year-olds were described as acting responsibly and displaying wisdom.

Answer to Question 2

postformal thought