. the ability to undertake activities that are characterized by (1) difficulty,
(2) complexity, (3) abstractness, (4) economy, (5) adaptedness to goal, (6)
social value, and (7) the emergence of originals, and to maintain such activities
under conditions that demand a concentration of energy and a resistance to
emotional forces.”
One definition that does not support emotions being apart of intelligence
"capacity for learning, understanding, and similar forms of mental activity; aptitude in grasping truths, relationships, facts,meanings, etc."
“. . . a quality that is intellectual and not emotional or moral: in measuring it
we try to rule out the effects of the child’s zeal, interest, industry, and the like.
Secondly, it denotes a general capacity, a capacity that enters into everything
the child says or does or thinks; any want of ’intelligence’ will therefore be
revealed to some degree in almost all that he attempts;”
Do I consider emotions being a part of intelligence?
I personally believe that emotions are a big part of intelligence, however even though it is hard to measure, the facts are concrete which supports my opinion.
Firstly, being emotionally stable requires the ability to suppress, manipulate and control your feelings. However the ability to do so, is measured by your intelligence. Such as the Stanford Marshmallow study which was conducted to test how children control their emotional impulses.
The method of the test started by isolated a young child (4 years old) inside a room where he/she was presented with a marshmallow, however they were told if they waited for 15 minutes they would receive another marshmallow. Most of the children then proceeded to eat the marshmallow within 15 minutes due to them not being able to control their impulses (emotions). However a small portion of the children were able to wait 15 minutes.
After several years the researchers looked up those children who were able to wait 15 minutes for another marshmallow, and those children showed much higher average scores in the SAT tests.
Due to this, I believe that emotions play a large part of intelligence, as proven in the Stanford Marshmallow study.
I personally believe that emotions are a big part of intelligence, however even though it is hard to measure, the facts are concrete which supports my opinion.
Firstly, being emotionally stable requires the ability to suppress, manipulate and control your feelings. However the ability to do so, is measured by your intelligence. Such as the Stanford Marshmallow study which was conducted to test how children control their emotional impulses.
The method of the test started by isolated a young child (4 years old) inside a room where he/she was presented with a marshmallow, however they were told if they waited for 15 minutes they would receive another marshmallow. Most of the children then proceeded to eat the marshmallow within 15 minutes due to them not being able to control their impulses (emotions). However a small portion of the children were able to wait 15 minutes.
After several years the researchers looked up those children who were able to wait 15 minutes for another marshmallow, and those children showed much higher average scores in the SAT tests.
Due to this, I believe that emotions play a large part of intelligence, as proven in the Stanford Marshmallow study.
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