‘Intelligence’ at Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life

Have you ever had the feeling that something could be wrong — really wrong — with our understanding of human nature and the insights offered into it by psychology research?

Creativity is a natural outgrowth of our capacity to use prior knowledge and experience as well as innate talent to envision and fashion new and novel expressions. As such, it can be nurtured and developed.

Is there such a thing as a finite and innate capacity to learn? Is it at all possible to measure it? Is there any point, and what could be the possible motives in doing so?

Is your intelligence partly influenced by the same gene that influences susceptibility to schizophrenia? Apparently so, say researchers in the US, because the gene for dysbindin-1, previously implicated in schizophrenia, appears also to influence general human intelligence.