Today we seem to have a pretty good idea of how to define intelligence. There are basically two different theories that are focused upon today; one being the "general intelligence theory", and the other being the "multiple intelligence theory". Today I am going to focus on how each theory is proposed, and which one I believe fits into our society today.
The General Intelligence Theory
The general intelligence theory proposes that all intelligence comes from one general factor, known as g. (Encarta, 2006, Spearman). Psychologist Charles E. Spearman was one of the first persons to come up with this theory. He did extensive testing and research that lead him to believe that all mental tests had positive correlations. Spearman found that people who scored high on one test would also score high on other tests. He also felt that people, who scored low on one test, would score low on others as well. Spearman felt so strongly about this that he continued his studies by using a technique......

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Title: Theories & Defining Intelligence
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