Emotional Disorders

Many individuals have different reasons why some people are more intelligent than

others. Opinions about this subject can lead to arguments and even discrimination, depending

on the group you speak with. For my short research paper, I will write my results from a survey I

did with four individuals who gave their opinion about the characteristics of intelligent people. I

also will compare their results to the Howard Gardner theory.

For the survey, I heard many different opinions on the characteristics of intelligent

people. The first person I spoke to said:

"An intelligent person is an individual that is very wise who has gained a lot of

experiences by going through different situations." (Personal communication, Feb 2011)

The second person had a different take on the characteristics of intelligent people. This

individual said:

"An intelligent person in my opinion is a person with good grades in school, and they go

on to achieve different awards. This person can be successful in any area of life because his focus is always being the best. (Personal communication, Jan

31, 2011)

The third person I spoke to said:

"Intelligence is a broad term that some take out of context. In my eyes, no one person is more intelligent than others. Every person has a different gift. Some are good at basketball, others are good at football. Some can read in different languages. People are only intelligent based on their specific study area in life." (Personal communication, Feb 3, 2011)

The last person I spoke to about this subject said human beings intelligent level is based

off the culture and environment him or her group up in. He gave examples about children in

Korea who attend school from morning to night time. There value of education may be higher

than others, so there intelligence may be higher than others. This last person based intelligence

strictly to school and education results (personal communication, Feb 5, 2011)

Each result from my survey study is unique, and it's

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