Intelligence (psychology)

Intelligence is the ability to understand from experience, acquire and retain knowledge and respond quickly and effectively to new situation. At its basic physiological level intelligence correlates strongly with the speed that electrical impulses are transmitted by nerves. This speed of transmission is thought to form an overarching intelligence factor, often referred to as g or general mental ability (GMA). It is commonly accepted that there are many sub-types of intelligence which are strongly related to g but are still somewhat independent (e.g., verbal, numerical or computational intelligence).

Military intelligence is knowledge of enemy forces, conditions in occupied territories, etc. See intelligence agency.

See also

• Theory of multiple intelligences
• Moral intelligence
• Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence
• Emotional intelligence
• IQ tests
• Atheism and intelligence

See also

• U.S. Intelligence on KAL 007's Intrusion into Soviet Territory and the Shoot down