Can intelligence be trained?

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And if so, how?

kitharea · Answer

Only marginally. But knowledge is more important than intelligence. Intelligence just makes things go faster.

ifosil · Answer

Well, not really. Many people believe this, and it's a persistent cliché.

Your IQ also continues to decline throughout your life. Peak performance occurs around the age of 20-50. After that, it goes steeply downhill.

traconias · Answer

The concept of intelligence is difficult to grasp, especially since people often talk about different types (emotional, analytical, etc.).

In general, however, it is possible to strengthen it through practice – just as it is sometimes observed that people neglect it and then it becomes weaker.

sirsulas74 · Answer

Yes, to a certain extent. The younger you are, the better it works. Probably always learning new things and trying to understand.

schwimmakademie · Answer

That depends very much on who you ask.

On the one hand, intelligence is defined very differently and on the other hand, it is interpreted in even more diverse ways.

The psychologist who divides intelligence into different areas, some of which are trainable.

For example, intelligence organization. This value indicates how the brain handles stored knowledge, makes it retrievable, and sharing is also important for "thinking outside the box."

This area can be trained by practicing the "classic IQ test tasks".

I would like to emphasize that this only concerns the questions from these tests. What most people here know as "IQ tests" is, from a technical perspective, not an analysis of intelligence, but rather a test of learning domains.

LG

zocker0796 · Answer

No. But you can learn by heart and try to reflect on things. If there's a causal barrier, it won't work.

seefeld115926 · Answer

Intelligence develops from early childhood and becomes increasingly fixed later in life. However, it can still change over the years. Studying and intellectual challenges are certainly beneficial, although these are already somewhat inherent in one's existing intelligence.

However, it will only be possible to train intelligence properly to a limited extent, and especially not to the extent that it could be significantly increased.

Intelligence tests aren't knowledge tests, so you can't study for them in that sense. However, it's certainly an advantage to have seen and solved typical tasks before, and to be familiar with their nature.

The results of intelligence tests also depend on your current state of mind. Therefore, appropriate training, having completed similar tests beforehand and being "in the groove," certainly helps. However, you shouldn't expect too much from this either.