GEC 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Daniel Goleman, Peter Salovey, David Wechsler
31 Oct 2021
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They differ in their physical attributes, special talents and intellectual capabilities. Based on observation, some people tend to be more intelligent than others as reflected on how they go about their daily activities. To some extent, the intelligence level of an individual can affect his behavioral responses, his manner of adjustment, and even his state of mental well-being. Individual differences in intelligence may somehow determine one"s success or failure in life as well. Intelligence is the ability to learn and remember information, to recognize concepts and their relations, and to apply them to the individuals own behavior in an adaptive way. Louis terman (1921) who developed the stanford-binet intelligence scale had defined intelligence simply as the ability to think abstractly . David wechsler (1944) who had developed widely-used intelligence tests for varying ages, gave a practical definition: the ability to act purposefully, to think rationally, and to deal effectively with the environment.
