关于智力(About intelligence)

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whenwetalkaboutintelligence,wedonotmeantheabilitytogetgoodscoresoncertainkindsoftestsoreventheabilitytodowellinschool.byintelligencewemeanawayoflivingandbehaving,especiallyinaneworupsettingsituation.ifwewanttotestintelligence,weneedtofindouthowapersonactsinsteadofhowmuchheknowswhattodo.

forinstance,wheninanewsituation,anintelligentpersonthinksaboutthesituation,notabouthimselforwhatmighthappentohim.hetriestofindoutallhecan,andthenheactsimmediatelyandtriestodosomethingaboutit.heprobablyisn'tsurehowitwillallworkout,butatleasthetries.andifhecannotmakethingsworkoutright,hedoesn'tfeelashamedthathefailed,hejusttriestolearnfromhismistakes.anintelligentperson,evenifheisveryyoung,hasaspecialoutlookonlifeandaspecialfeelingaboutlife.

ifyoulookatchildren,you'llseegreatdifferencesbetweenwhatwecall"bright"childrenand"notbright"children.theyareactuallytwodifferentkindsofpeople,notjustthesamekindwithdifferentamountsofintelligence.forexample,thebrightchildreallywantstofindoutaboutlife--hetriedtogetintouchwitheverythingaroundhim.buttheunintelligentchildkeepsmoretohimselfandhisowndreamworld;heseemstohaveawallbetweenhimandlifeingeneral.