Abstract
M.A. (Psychology)
Despite well over two millennia of philosophical speculation and just under
a century of objective, standardized measurement, students of intelligence are
far from unanimous in their agreement on a formal definition of the concept.
Biological, psychological and operational definitions have each been advanced'
and criticized in their turn. The majority of definitions, particularly of
the psychological variety, have been variously rejected as circular, question begging,
over-inclusive or value-laden. Such definitions have included the
capacity for learning; the capacity to act purposefully, think rationally and
deal effectively with one's environment; the ability to perceive or educe
relations; and the ability for abstract thinking, to mention but a few...