What is intelligence?

What is Intelligence?
Psychologists have long believed that general intelligence is defined by skills used for problem solving and abstract reasoning. Recently, however, some researchers have proposed that intelligence cannot be measured by a single factor. Robert Sternberg of Yale University argues that there are three kinds of intelligence: analytical (the one most commonly measured by IQ tests), creative and practical.
Harvard University psychologist Howard Gardner goes even further, arguing that people have "multiple intelligences" that include: Linguistic intelligence: the ability to understand and use language. Musical intelligence. Logical/mathematical intelligence: the ability to see relationships between objects. Spatial intelligence: the ability to visualize and manipulate objects in the mind's eye. Bodily/kinesthetic intelligence: the ability to combine perceptual and motor skills to accomplish something, like hitting a baseball, and Intrapersonal intelligence: the ...