Chapter 5

I believe that intelligence is something that cannot be strictly measures through achievements tests or grades. If there is one thing we now know about intelligence it is that it is certainly complex and vast, and therefore cannot be studied through one specific scope. There are multiple traits to intelligence, and each person is programmed to live out those traits in different ways. While we do know that like heredity likely has a role, we can never assume that intelligence is the product of our parents, but it more likely the product of our environment. I say this because different cultures and environments have different topics of interest, and different priorities. Some cultures will not be exposed to the types of resources of others, or invest their focus into aspects that we don't necessarily view as important. I believe intelligence is applicable to the lifestyle we live. It is our ability to adapt to the world we live in and thrive in that environment based on reasoning and capability.