What make someone intelligent?

I think there are different forms of intelligence. You have book learning intelligence. That's the kind most people think of. People who are able to learn and retain large quantities of information. These people have an innate ability to retain information for long periods of time. Involved with this is the ability to not only hold the information, but to apply the information in different circumstances. They can manipulate the information they hold in new and different ways to solve problems. There is practical intelligence, commonly referred to as common sense. This is a form where someone is able to intuit solutions to problems based on some kind of innate understanding of how the world works. They can manipulate their understanding so they can face new and complicated situations with a practical solution. They may or may not be in possession of "book learning," however, if they do have book learning as well, they can be quite a powerhouse. Artistic intelligence is an understanding having to do with any form of artistic expression. It is something that most people are born with rather than learned. There is an inborn ability to understand and manipulate the tools of the art form to create things of beauty. Artistic here can mean everything from the traditional arts to practical things like carpentry, auto mechanics and architecture. And people intelligence. Some of us have the ability to understand other people in a way that is unique. They understand the complex motivations of people and can explain the often inexplicable. They are open-minded and tolerant, eager for further information. These people can become con-men, teachers, psychologists, leaders, etc. But this intelligence is normally attributed to the heart and not the mind, however it is all connected. Intelligence is a combination of they types listed above (and that is list doesn't define all the types there are), but it shows the different forms intelligence can take. Being intelligence is far more than a function of an I.Q. score, or MENSA membership. Intelligence is also incredibly subjective. There are people we feel are very intelligent, but others would say are stupid. As for how I measure someone's intelligence, I look at the whole person. Just because someone doesn't have a large educational background doesn't immediately mean they are ignorant and vice versa. I admire other people's talents. I try to learn from the people I meet. Socrates said it first, but Green Day said it well, "all I know is that I don't know." Thanks for a great question.

studiying makes u intelegent duhh

I agree with you 100% about education yourself threw books. When I was young child my family did not hardly have any books to read in the house and when I became a adult I started collecting and reading books non-stop , I crave to learn many things and I'm thankful for the public library and bookstores because I have learn so many things and I'm self taught to do many things because of books. I also base intelligence with having good common sense also and the ability to make good life choices .And if a person quickly learns from there mistakes is somebody who is intelligent in my book :).

Intelligence is about someone's ability to use information they have been exposed to. In face, I think that is the technical term for it. I know a lot of people who are dumb as doorknobs and I know they're not intelligent because they waste their time on simple things. Who knows if they could do "smart" things?

I agree with you. Another way to evaluate intelligence that I personally think is relevant is the ability to solve problems. Anyone can work a formula that has been created for you, but not everyone can come up with the formula to solve the problem. Those first mathematicians who created our formulas were brilliant, also inventors, and engineers... all the problem solvers out there.

what makes a person intelegent is the ability of thinking faster then the others , and resolving things faster too and more exactly then any body else,that makes the member intellegent, I'll give an exemple : look at who work hardly mathematics ,there are some people who find this subject soo difficult and there are some others who take it as a mind refresh , what is the diffrence between them?? it is the ability of thinking fast , and chosing the right way in short time ... Generally intelligence is precious thing that can not being gotten by some rules or ways,people get born intelligent and improve it or deprove it with life experiences.

what makes a person really intelligent is experience by having experience you know more of what you are talking about.wisdom is power a long with knowelege.

Intelligence is very complicated and I don't think there is currently no fool proof method of measuring it. IQ tests aren't too bad, but do they measure creativity? They don't, they also don't measure musical intelligence either. There are savants with incredible memory capabilities but IQs less than 100. There are people with higher IQs than einstein, does that make einstein less intelligent than these people? I would say that neither are more intelligent, as there is no fool proof method of measuring the intelligence. Einstein had a very good imagination and he used this ability in his "thought experiments".

I think it is about finding the best solutions to a problem and applying them to solve that problem are what make someone really intelligent. For me intelligence is our ability to solve problems no matter how simple or complex they may be. Our solutions may vary but of course the one with the best solution are usually considered intelligent.

Hey there! For me an intelligent person is the one with experience. Nothing beats that one. A person with experience know the right thing to do while an intelligent person with less experience only knows what he thinks is right.

I measure someones intelligence by how well they speak and what they speak about. If the only current event they can talk about is Brittany Spears....well... There is no reason in our society to be uneducated. Every American has materials at their disposal and if they are still ignorant it is because they make that choice. To me, an intelligent person can talk about history, current affairs, and many other varied subjects and has formed an opinion of those subjects based on their research or thoughts. A person may have a different opinion that I do, but that doesnt make them not intelligent (its just makes them wrong lol). I think the people who have no opinion on anything and dont care to know more about the world we live in choose ignorance....and to some that is bliss.

i think basically human born the same. no one is clever than other. the difference will start when you start to learn from your environment and depend on the nutrition you got from your food. also the one thing is sure that you are intelligent when you think and want and believe that you are intelligent

To me intelligence is possessed by someone who isnt small minded or judge people, also educationally smart and aware of what is going on in the world. I think you can tell by talking to someone whether they are intelligent or not.

Hi, i think someone intelligent are the person who explore their knowledge by searching an articles in the books or library. By exploring their ability to manage or to lead a group, even though they didn't have an experience.