Intelligence
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
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The Nature of Intelligence, 10 Jul 1930
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Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/2/16
Scope and Contents
In this lecture, Thomson explores what intelligence is. He discusses the tendency to see intelligence and instinct as separate entities, and why he thinks this is inaccurate; the idea that thinking is simply trial and error using concepts and imagery rather than action; and the correlation between consciousness and intelligence in relation to the flashes of insight that come from the unconscious. He also discusses the work of Spearman, suggesting that...
Dates:
10 Jul 1930