I haven't posted in a while, so hello everybody. I am still taking AP Psychology and I believe our teacher is Mrs. Perl...Anyways...
In order to answer the question of whether or not Derrick Rose is intelligent, we need to define intelligence. Intelligence is the ability to learn from experience, solve problems, and use knowledge to adapt to new situations.
Before AP Psychology, I had the notion that Derrick Rose was simply not intelligent. He scored in the lowest of the percentiles on the SAT and ACTs. The question is does Rose failing these tests prove he isn't intelligence? Perhaps. The SAT requires cognitive skills that revolve around solving problems and using knowledge to adapt to new problems you have never seen before. One can argue that because Rose couldn't do these on the SAT, he isn't an intelligent individual.
However, this definition is expanded by individuals like Spearman, who argues that there are g and s factors in measuring intelligent. If you are intelligent, you are more likely to be good at mechanics, spatial, verbal, and numerical operations. He holds by the generalist ideas.
Other individuals, such as Gardener, propose 8 different types of intelligences. While Rose may lack mathematical and verbal intelligence, he may be extraordinarily intelligent in terms of movement and understanding of the natural environment around him, which are two forms of intelligence we don't see on the SAT.
In the end, it all depends on the definition and the practicalities. The fact that Derrick Rose can split two defenders and realize that he has a man who trailing behind him ready for a dunk requires a form of intelligence that a man with an IQ of 150 may not have.
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