Re:Natalie Portman - Scientist
by vacri on Tuesday March 01, 2011 @05:37PM
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Way back when I was studying intelligence there were a number of specialties, but there were three broad groups that these specialties seemed to cohere under:
1) Algorithmic intelligence: the layman's usual picture of intellegence around working with concepts, figures, space, so on and so forth
2) Verbal intelligence: working with language and expression, vocabulary, etc
3) Social intelligence: being able to read people and social situations
This was the state of play ~15 years ago and things may have restructured, but it points out that acuity can be in places other than the usual geeky fare. The sales guy that can sell you something you don't want and make you feel good about it is able to read your cues and formulate responses to counter 'incorrect' behaviour.
1) Algorithmic intelligence: the layman's usual picture of intellegence around working with concepts, figures, space, so on and so forth
2) Verbal intelligence: working with language and expression, vocabulary, etc
3) Social intelligence: being able to read people and social situations
This was the state of play ~15 years ago and things may have restructured, but it points out that acuity can be in places other than the usual geeky fare. The sales guy that can sell you something you don't want and make you feel good about it is able to read your cues and formulate responses to counter 'incorrect' behaviour.