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Fig. 1.6
The intelligence
process: the first conception
In summary:
We can say that
intelligence
is that component of
thinking that involves
insight
and
reason
.
Concepts
Problem
Insight
Reason
Solution
IQ tests are normally designed to measure one or more specializations in com-
bination. It is the combination of these specializations that can expose a possible
concept that involves more than one dimension. The IQ for a particular individual is
an average assessment of a range of specializations with respect to the normal. Some
people perform particularly well in some specializations (such as with pictures) and
poorly in others (such as number series).
In the solving of an IQ problem the subject must firstly selectively generate a con-
cept to match the observations (insight) and then secondly use this concept to generate
a solution (reason). We might consider that the first process could be emulated by
filtering out the 'correct' concept from a large collection of potential concepts. An
alternative approach would be to guide a concept generation process selectively from
the observations. In our model we take the former approach, since externally it pro-
duces the same result but with a simpler first-stage process. Each stage can then be
considered independently, as illustrated in Fig.
1.6
.
In summary:
We can say that
intelligence
is that component of thinking that involves
insight
and
reason
.
It is clear that insight, which draws from a source of concepts, must occur first in
order for reason to be applied; reason requires a model, hypothesis or proposition to
work on.
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