The document discusses various definitions and concepts of intelligence, emphasizing its role as the capacity to acquire and apply knowledge for adaptive behavior. It highlights perspectives from notable psychologists, noting that intelligence influences success in education and social adjustment. Ultimately, intelligence is described as the ability to think critically and adapt to life's experiences.

1. FACULTY OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SINDH
PAKISTAN
 ASSIGNED BY: Dr AMJAD ALI ARAIN
 TOPIC : CONCEPT OF
INTELLIGENCE
 NAME : MARYAM AHNED

2. INTRODUCTION
 Intelligence has been defined in many ways,
including :the capacity of logic, understanding, self
awareness, learning, emotional knowledge,
reasoning, planning, creativity, critical thinking, and
problem solving . More generally , it can be
described as the ability to perceive or infer
information , and to retain it as knowledge to be
applied towards adaptive behaviors within an
environment or context.

3. DEFINITION
 “ The ability to use memory, knowledge,
experience, understanding, reasoning , imagination
and judgment in order to solve problems and adapt
to new situation”.
 “ The capacity to acquire and apply knowledge.”
 “The ability to learn ,understand and make
judgment or have opinions that are based on
reason.”

4. PSYCHOLOGIST DEFINITION
 “The term denotes that combination of abilities
required for survival and advancement within a
particular culture.”
 “ The ability to plan and structure one’s behavior
with an end in view.”
 “The capacity to learn or to profit by experience.”

5. CONCEPT OF INTELLIGENCE
 One of the most important single variables, which
affect schooling, is intelligence. Intelligence is the
ability to acquire and apply knowledge . Success in
school and colleges and in one’s own profession,
social adjustment, possession of general
information etc . Are all associate with the concept
of “ intelligence ”. The word intelligence is derived
from the latin verb ‘intellegere ’ which means
understanding.

6. o According to Alfred Binet intelligence is the
ability of judgment or common sense.
Thorndike defines intelligence as “one’s
capacity to deal effectively with situations”.
For Jean Piaget, ‘intelligence is the ability to
adopt to one’s surrounding’. In the words of
Cyril Burt, “intelligence is the capacity of
flexible adjustment”. According to David
Wechsler: ‘The global capacity to think
rationally, act purposefully, and deal
effectively with the environment.’

7. CONCLUSION
 In simple words, intelligence is nothing but thinking
skills and the ability to adapt to and to learn from
life’s everyday experience.