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In reply to the discussion: Does anybody really believe Drumpf has an I Q of 154 ? [View all]nolabear
(43,850 posts)I'm a fan of Multiple Intelligence Theory, which includes far more than the language-mathematic-spatial orientation of the Stanford-Binet test.
Athletes have extraordinary kinesthetic intelligence. Artists can have heightened aptitudes in color perception, imaginative use of materials, lateral thinking, etc. Writers have to be astute in creating whole "realities" and to project themselves into the minds and emotions of both characters and imagined audiences. We don't give those the attention they deserve.
That man would, I think, score quite high on facile perception of and response to a shallow level of emotion but his actual emotional IQ is basement level. He doesn't seem interested in information except where he can use it to gain what he wants. I doubt his abilities in verbal-math-spatial are a whole lot above average, but he uses what he knows with extraordinary cunning. That's not to be confused with smarts.