Intelligence was believed to be a fix (1) ,
some ability of the mind which (2) in some way how much we
can (3) . In the past, (4) tests could be
used for (5) children according to ability.
Today, we start to think (6) . There is considerable
(7) now which shows the great influence of (8)
both on achievement and intelligence. People also start to believe
the view that we have to (9) between (10)
intelligence and (11) intelligence. Instead of
observing and (12) natural intelligence, we can check the
effects of the (13) of whatever is inherited with whatever
(14) has been received from the environment. Researches have
been investigating what happens in the (15) .
Two major findings have emerged from these researches. Firstly, the
greater part of the development of intelligence occurs in the (16)
years of life. Secondly, the most important factors in the
environment are (17) and (18) aspects of
the parent-child relationship. We now see intelligence as a set
of (19) skills with which a person copes with any
environment. Today, the idea that we can teach children to be intelligent in the
same way that we can teach them reading or arithmetic is (20)
by more and more people.