Category: Intelligence

  • Sternbergs Approach to Intelligence Definition

    A completely definitive and accurate summary of intelligence is nearly impossible to achieve. However, it is vital to note that any effective definition of intelligence recognizes the diversity and various functionalities of the concept. As such, this reports selected definition of intelligence is related to Robert Sternbergs research (Sternberg, 2020). According to Sternberg, intelligence can…

  • Intelligence Assessment: Raven Progressive Matrices

    The Raven Progressive Matrices is a test of intelligence that was developed in the 1950s. The test measures spatial ability, working memory, and reasoning ability by having the examinee complete a series of tasks that require them to draw shapes, arrange cards in numerical order, and perform other cognitive tasks. It can be used to…

  • Structured Analytic Techniques in Intelligence Analysis

    Intelligence analysis is a way of testing hypotheses within their context, and structured analytic techniques are essential tools important for critical thinking. Consequently, they are required for the proper decision-making, formulating ideas, and establishing and implementing efficient strategies. The most common techniques can be divided into three categories: diagnostic, contrarian, and imaginative thinking. Quality of…

  • The Central Intelligence Agency in Asia

    It is often mistaken that a majority of Americas foreign policy screw-ups are the result of bad intelligence. However, this claim is not true. Surprisingly, most of the known foreign policy blow-ups had the backing of good intelligence prior to their inevitable occurrence. Former CIA forecaster, Paul Pillar, asserts that the various foreign policy issues…

  • Afghani and Anti-Soviet Intelligence Operations

    Table of Contents Introduction CIAs Failed Operations in Afghanistan and the Soviet Union Conclusion Works Cited Introduction The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) gathers intelligence, which helps in making vital decisions and policy directions in the United States. The intelligence may include terrorism, cyber-attacks, drug trafficking, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and regional conflict.…

  • Intelligence-Led Policing Philosophy

    There are many elements of ILP including: executive participation and engagement; agency-wide collaboration; tasking and supervision; gathering, planning, and execution; advanced analytics; knowledge, education, and development; end-user feedback; process review. Effective information exchange mechanisms underpin all of these criteria. Knowing every one of these factors gives the required planning, administrative, and bureaucratic processes to put…

  • Sternbergs Triarchic Theory of Intelligence  Psychology

    Evaluating the intelligence rates in young children is crucial to the understanding of their needs, the assessment of the problems that children at the specified age may have, and locating any possible issues in their development (Jasinski, 2012). Therefore, applying an appropriate tool for measuring childrens intelligence is crucial to the outcomes of the evaluation…

  • Personality and Intelligence Theories

    Table of Contents Introduction Trait Theories of Personality and Information Processing Conclusion Case Study Report Reference List Introduction Research into spheres of intelligence, personality and their interplay is often built on discussing various traits or capabilities that unite people. For example, theories regarding personality traits separate people into groups according to their relatability to certain…

  • Test of Nonverbal Intelligence, 3rd Edition

    Introduction The language-free measure of reasoning, aptitude, and intelligence is referred to as the test of nonverbal intelligence (TONI Test). The test is intended to be used by people from the age of six years up to ninety years. The TONI-3 test takes less than twenty minutes. Toni-3 is a revision of Toni-2 and uses…

  • Howard Gardners Research on Human Intelligence

    Table of Contents Abstract Interpersonal Intelligence Linguistic Intelligence Logical-mathematical intelligence References Abstract Howard Gardners research on the seven types of human intelligence has added rich amounts of literature to the understanding of human personality. Introduced by Gardner in 1983, multiple intelligence is a theory about the brain that argues that human beings possess a single…