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disposition > cognition > intelligence

Preferred term

intelligence  

Definition

  • "Psychological function or collection of functions by which the organism adapts to its environment by implementing original combinations of behaviors, acquiring and exploiting new knowledge, and eventually reasoning and solving problems in a manner consistent with the rules derived from the formalizations of logic." (Richelle, 1991, p. 372).

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Entry terms

  • intellectual ability
  • intellectual capability
  • intellectual disposition

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Legg, S., & Hutter, M. (2007). A collection of definitions of intelligence. In B. Goertzel & P. Wang (Eds.), Advances in Artificial General Intelligence : Concepts, Architectures and Algorithms : Proceedings of the AGI Workshop 2006(p. 17‑24). IOS Press. http://arxiv.org/abs/0706.3639

    [Study type: literature review / Access: open]
  • • Richelle, M. (1991). Intelligence. In R. Doron & F. Parot (Éds.), Dictionnaire de psychologie (p. 372‑373). Presses Universitaires de France.

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]
  • • Sternberg, R. J. (Ed.). (2020). The Cambridge handbook of intelligence (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108770422

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

Editorial note

  • There is no standard definition of intelligence, although there are similarities among the various definitions.

In other languages

  • intelligence

    French

  • aptitude intellectuelle
  • capacité intellectuelle
  • disposition intellectuelle

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