Do people's ideas of what intelligence is vary across the life span? In other words, do people conceptualize intelligence differently at different ages?
ANSWER:
In 1992, Berg and Sternberg set out to find the answer to this question. They wanted to know whether conceptions of intelligence varied across the life span. Their subjects were people ages 22 to 85. Subjects were asked to rate 55 behaviors they viewed as characteristic of exceptionally intelligent 30-, 50-, or 70-year-olds. Factors such as motivation, intellectual effort, and reading were rated important for each age group.
Other behaviors were rated important only for certain points in the life span. For example, for 30-year-olds, people said being open-minded and concerned about the future were important traits. Intelligent 50- and 70-year-olds were described as acting responsibly and displaying wisdom.
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