Friday, December 10, 2010

Cambridge Brain Science Intelligence Tests

Partnered with the New Scientist Magazine and the Discovery Channel, Cambridge Brain Science produced this awesome series of intelligence tests.  The tests are designed to examine the 12 Pillars of Wisdom, including planning, reasoning, memory, and attention.  The test very specific brain functions with simple tasks.  Try them.  They take about 30 minutes to complete with a short questionnaire at the end.  I took the test at the wrong time with distractions, at the end of the day, and on four hours of sleep.  If I can find enough time, I would like to try again.

Teachers and psychologists often discuss Multiple Intelligences.  Intelligence has always been difficult to describe and to determine.  Our basic IQ tests suffer from hidden biases and flaws.  Multiple intelligences divides knowledge into several categories such as Visual/Spatial, Verbal/Linguistic, Logical/Mathematical, Bodily/Kinesthetic, Musical/Rhythmic, Interpersonal and Intrapersonal.  Because people excel in different areas, we find it difficult to label intelligence.  This idea basically determines your likes and dislikes and assumes that you will be intelligent with the things you like and less intelligent with the things you don't.  You can take this test to learn about your Multiple Intelligences.

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