Psychological Testing for Individual Evaluation
I define intelligence as the ability of an individual to handle situations and the problems that they are faced with. To do this, one needs to have experience, skills, and knowledge. Therefore, I do not believe that there can be a universal definition of intelligence. Therefore, I agree with Louis L. Thurstone’s and Howard Gardner’s theories of intelligence. This is because they have been able to divide intelligence based on the different abilities of individuals. This covers more areas in a person’s life as compared to the theories that use a blanket test to determine whether or not an individual is intelligent or not. For instance, to many individuals, intelligence may be based on how one performs in the classroom or at the workplace. However, when one interacts with the people who meet their expectations, the people may be unable to interact with other people. Therefore, I believe that people’s intelligence should be measured depending on their abilities, and the test should clearly state the areas that they passed the test.
One of the most intelligent people that I have ever had the chance of listening to and reading their works is Edward Snowden. Snowden is a great orator, with an extremely high IQ, and he knows how to arrange his thoughts. In addition, over time, he has learned how to develop his interpersonal skills which allowed him to know his audience. As I watched him during the interviews, I realized that he could pass the same information differently depending on his audience. Besides, Snowden was able to answer the questions posed to him stating facts and expounding on his point. Whenever he was explaining a point, he would use technical terms which he would then define for the general public. This allowed everybody to understand his point better.