Sentences with phrase «measured by an intelligence»

All minds, Virginia, whether they be men's or children's, are little... as compared to the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capacity of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.

Murray's earlier books — Losing Ground in 1984, on welfare policy, and The Bell Curve (with Richard Herrnstein) in 1994, on the significance of differences in intelligence as measured by intelligence tests — aroused controversy, because, implicitly or explicitly, they focused attention on black Americans, who play a disproportionate role in welfare policy, and as a group score lower than whites on IQ tests.

Not exact matches

The German academic behind the research decided to investigate by searching through all available studies that measured subjects» programming ability, personality traits, and intelligence, gathering 19 such studies for his efforts.

By measuring these costs, executives gain a layer of intelligence on spending that can put them on the road to understanding their true TCO of HCM, allowing them to better lead their business.

The results, compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit, are based on both subjective life - satisfaction surveys and objective measures of quality of life.

Coordinating your body actually takes a great deal of intelligence — just not the kind measured by IQ tests.

The disinformation campaigns are only one «active measure» tool used by Russian intelligence to «sow discord among,» and within, nations perceived as hostile to Russia.

His challenge to communities of religious faith is to acknowledge and take the measure of that intelligence, while at the same time fashioning a constructive critique that can raise the standards by which we assess what qualifies as the best and brightest.

Human intelligence has other ingredients, some of which are also shared by some animals, but, in general, intelligence among animals can be measured by the speed of learning and the complexity of what is learned.

According to market intelligence firm CCM, the infant formula sales in China have been surging in 2017, measured by the success of four major players in the industry.

Researchers measured 11 outcomes previously shown to be impacted by breast - feeding: body mass index (BMI); obesity; asthma; hyperactivity; parental attachment; behavior compliance; and achievement in vocabulary, reading recognition, math ability, intelligence and scholastic competence.

The home secretary John Reid told MPs yesterday the intelligence and security committee will examine the questions posed «before, during and after» the fertiliser bomb trial but insisted a full inquiry by the Home Office or MI5 would divert resources from ongoing counter-terrorism measures.

The Democracy Index is an index compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit, that measures the state of democracy in 167 countries, of which 166 are sovereign states and 165 are UN member states.

Governor Wike said all the stories being peddled about the money belonging to the National Intelligence Agency are false and mere face saving measures by the embattled APC federal government.

Research in recent years has suggested that young Americans might be less creative now than in decades past, even while their intelligence — as measured by IQ tests — continues to rise.

The study analyzed parenting behaviors and whether they had an effect on verbal intelligence as measured by the Picture Vocabulary Test (PVT).

He makes a convincing case for incorporating valuable but less easily measured attributes into our view of intelligence, such as the persistence that can propel driven students to higher test scores than their less committed peers and the creativity demonstrated by individuals more in tune with intuition than intellect.

On a practical level, human resource teams in the public sector can benefit from these findings by, among other things, combining tools for measuring emotional intelligence and motivation in the public service selection process,» concluded Zehavit Shabtay Levitats.

Similarly, in a re-analysis of results of a previous study, my colleague Brooke Macnamara and I found that fluid intelligence — the general ability to reason and think logically — was a strong positive predictor of skill in the board game GO, as measured by a laboratory task that was specially designed to measure a GO player's ability to evaluate game situations and select optimal moves.

Invoking a negative stereotype, such as by telling black test - takers that an exam measures intelligence, can measurably degrade performance.

From a cognitive point of view, intelligence has been measured by an IQ, where one's «intelligence» was a number that determined your future.

Cows are only stupid if we're measuring them by human intelligence.

In one study funded by the U.S. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, infants (18 months) given supplemental arachidonic acid for 17 weeks demonstrated significant improvements in intelligence, as measured by the Mental Development Index.

What if we practiced full disclosure and acknowledged that there are many different kinds of intelligence, and that some can not be measured by conventional means?

The results showed that the European - Americans performed about the same when told the study was a measure of their intelligence and the African - American students, primed by stereotype threat, performed significantly worse when told the test would measure intelligence.

Multiple intelligences theory counters the standard view of intelligence as a single capacity that can be measured by an IQ or other short - answer test.

The four elements posit LD as: 1) heterogeneous; 2) intrinsic or neurobiological; 3) marked by a significant discrepancy between learning potential (measured intelligence) and academic performance (measured skills in reading, writing, mathematics, and oral language); and 4) not caused by cultural, educational, environmental, or economic factors or by other disabilities (such as mental deficiency, visual or hearing impairments, or emotional disturbance).

Dr. Gardner maintains that there is no single human intelligence that can be measured by standardized tests.

The theory is a critique of the standard psychological view of intelligence — that there is a single intelligence, adequately measured by IQ or other short answer tests.

Perhaps that seems obvious, but it's important to recognize that this notion stands in sharp contrast to the traditional — and still dominant — view of intelligence as a general ability that can be measured along a single scale and summarized by a single number.

Gardner revolutionized the fields of psychology and education more than 30 years ago when he published his 1983 book Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences,» which detailed a new model of human intelligence that went beyond the traditional view that there was a single kind that could be measured by standardized tests...

Stated simply, it challenges psychology's definition of intelligence as a general ability that can be measured by a single IQ score.

There is something appealing about the simplicity of the IQ score (as a measure of general intelligence, also called g by psychologists).

We analyze whether the amount of schooling influences intelligence as measured by IQ tests.

By definition, gifted is considered to be two standard deviations or above on a standard measure of intelligence.

As teachers, we know that children possess multiple intelligences, many of which are not measured by a paper - and - pencil test.

This is one of the two intelligences — the other being logical - mathematical intelligence — that most closely resemble the skills measured by standard IQ tests.

In fact, your «white suburban moms» comment shows that you measure intelligence and the success of schools by test scores.

Research scholars who study human intelligence have found that academic achievement tests actually measure the same type of intelligence that is measured by IQ tests.

It details a new model of human intelligence that went beyond the traditional view that there was a single kind that could be measured by standardized tests.

Tough is known for his work challenging the belief that intelligence, measured by test scores, is the sole predictor of how well a child will do in school and in life.

By «smart,» I don't mean a measure of intelligence.

A dog's intelligence is measured by its ability to think and problem solve.

Overwatch is staged in a futuristic Earth which has gone through a major crisis, this crisis has put humans under the threat of artificial intelligence and the world is fighting back with a team called Overwatch which has been formed by the United nations as a protective measure.

On view through Labor Day, the Patkin and Fernández exhibitions have intelligence and soulful beauty in equal measure, and in an art world often defined by empty spectacle, a trip to Mass MoCA may be just the summer tonic you need.

Thanks to the force of Judd's critical intelligence, this is a brick of a book — its small format notwithstanding — by many measures as heavy as any other written by any of his contemporaries.

Data correlating «ordinary science intelligence» (as measured by a standard nine - question test), political ideology, and tendency to agree with the statement «there is «solid evidence» of recent global warming due «mostly» to «human activity such as burning fossil fuels»» suggests that conservative Republicans become less likely to agree with the scientific consensus on climate change the more educated they are.

Nevertheless, he took the opportunity to elaborate on the PMOI standard of review and raised the question as to whether intelligence analyses and sources should be subject to the EU courts at all and «whether, in a system based largely on the confidence which the EU institutions place in the evaluation conducted by the competent national authorities of the seriousness of the evidence or clues to support a freezing measure, an intensive review of that evidence by the EU judicature is in fact appropriate» (Opinion para. 66).

That's where the interview comes in, to measure a key determinant of success — «emotional intelligence,» or EI, a term popularized by Daniel Goleman with his best - selling book of the same name.

Siri's intelligence and broader usefulness will be measured by its ability to better understand user intent and provide meaningful responses.