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Old 04-29-2007, 12:52 AM
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Default Re: Speed and Intelligence

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No not the class of substances, though that would be an interesting discussion as well.

To what extent does the speed of problem solving reflect innate intelligence, or is simply a matter of repetition and practice is what I am getting at.

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I think speed in solving a math based problem is almost as related to knowledge as it is to intelligence. With logic based problems obviously some prior knowledge is far more important than intelligence (of a similar question or way of thinking or w/e).

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This is only true if the problem in question is part of a wider class that the problem solver is familiar with or the solution is similar to some technique which you've seen before.

If you have "create" a solution from scratch I am sure that speed and intelligence extremely closely related.
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