and how its related to iq.
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I’ve heard it explained (don’t remember where) is that it comes down to how you handle novelty.
For a 5 year old: you could definitely show them how to use a measuring cup to make a recipe. If they then used a bucket with sand or water in it to measure the volume of something else, that would be intelligence. They learn the skill and application and then can *abstractly* see how it could be used or important in another situation.
Same for verbal IQ, I think. A 5 year old could listen to an adult use a pun and see people respond with laughter. Intelligence would be not only understanding the connection of the pun, but also recognizing it when she comes across one in something she’s saying or even if she sees one that she could make in the course of normal conversation and then uses it to try to make others laugh. The abstraction is that it’s not only that the one pun is funny, but that they are all potentially funny and can be used to connect with others through humor.
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