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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]No one is saying you can have intelligence without memory. Intelligent people have good memories, but it is possible to have a great memory but not be very intelligent. [b]Almost anyone can be trained to memorize. Problem solving is a higher order thinking skill and not so easily trained. [/b]

A six year old who solves puzzles without being taught how to do them is usually smarter than a kid who can't do the puzzle without being taught how. Learning and memorizing the steps to solve a puzzle is different than figuring out how to solve a puzzle on one's own. Anyone can do the first, not just anyone can do the second.[/quote]
One can get proficient at multiple choice questions (MCQ) by training and practicing MCQs  (e.g., the SAT and College Board)

One can get proficient at puzzle solving and problem solving by training and practicing solving puzzles and problems  (e.g., problem solving with AoPS)

This is not a difficult concept to grasp for an average person.  I you desire proficiency in a task you practice that task (e.g., MCQ, essay writing, public speaking, problem solving, swimming, piano, violin).  There are many examples of this in nature and the world we live in.  C'est tout!  This is has nothing to do with 6-year-old smarts![/quote]

Exactly, any average person can be trained to do these things.  But the person who can figure out the solutions without being taught is smarter than the student who can't figure it out without being taught. Anyone can memorize how to solve a problem, not everyone can analyze and solve a problem without being taught how.

Figuring out the solutions to new problems is very different form being taught how to solve the same categories of problems over and over again. The person who can figure things out is smarter than the person who cannot. How people react when they see a problem unlike any they have ever seen before tells you much more about their intelligence than how many problem solutions they can memorize.

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