Intelligence is a concept that is encountered everyday but is often misrepresented. Numerous people have formulated a definition of intelligence based on their own experiences without even realizing it. For generations, intelligence has grown into the world of mankind. It spreads through the innovations of new ideas and thriving inventions. New inventions are being constantly changed, as is the meaning of intelligence. People define intelligence as the the ability to acquire knowledge, but it is more than just that. Being able to have the quality of retaining information in any state is intelligence. The ability to obtain information is key to success, being able to use it in everyday scenarios is even more important.
Some say that intelligence can be measured by a person’s mental stability to be sharp and precise. If a person has the quality of adapting to the surrounding situations, whether it be technology advancements or a change in everyday life, the more a person is likely to obtain information. In theory, this would make teens in their younger years more intelligent than the elderly due to their ability to adapt more efficiently to change for example technology. It seems to be easier for teens to use technology than adults because of that
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IQ testing is considered to be the means to testing how intelligence a person is, but is it really. To issue a truly accurate standardized test, the surrounding testing environment should be the same for everyone that is involved in the test. If anything has been learned, it is clear that a person's environment has a great deal to do with the way a person can think. Is the temperature too warm or too cold? Is the chair uncomfortable? Or is somebody sick when somebody else is not and they can not focus? If everyone’s body is placed in different conditions during the testing, how is it expected to get accurate