They found that 40% of the variation in knowledge (called "crystallised intelligence" by the researchers) and 51% of the variation in problem-solving skills ("fluid-type intelligence") between individuals could be accounted for by the differences in DNA.
To construct a set of building blocks for problem-solving we consulted several sources, including research on generalized problem-solving tools developed in early Artificial Intelligence systems[14 16], cognitive models for learning and development[17 19], and empirical studies of problem-solving methods[20 22].
Crystallised intelligence measures knowledge accumulated across the life course like vocabulary and captures premorbid IQ, while fluid intelligence measures problem-solving skills.
Apparently, a certain kind of working-memory training — done 15 to 25 minutes a day, five days a week — can increase what's known as our fluid intelligence (reasoning, problem-solving, learning) in as few as four weeks.
I could not get rid of the sense that the things I valued most about myself – my intelligence and problem-solving skills – were of no use to anybody other than as a body to sit in a chair and be in a building, or that it might have been of value if I could only get past this wall that was the job market".
Therefore, they concluded that problem-solving competence was distinct from intelligence, although it determines processes of knowledge acquisition.
The results are of practical and theoretical relevance for designing simulation-based learning environments and simulation-based tests for measuring intelligence and problem-solving ability.
This research investigates military geographical intelligence systems as a problem-solving procedure in terms of observing the military geographical intelligence operational procedure, generating situation analysis, and generating planning process.
Management-consulting and problem-solving are very different from intelligence-gathering.
The latest phase of the study looks at a cohort aged six, measuring intelligence, language and problem-solving ability.The new findings showed fully 40% of the babies studied had "moderate to severe" problems in this regard, compared with 2% of the control group.
