IntelligenceThe concept of intelligence has been around for a long period of time. Defining and measuring intelligence has always been a dilemma for researchers. From dictionary.com, the formal definition of intelligence is defined as “manifesting high mental capacity.” According to ancient times, having high intelligence means having vast knowledge of facts, ability to understand concepts rarely understood by others, and the fact that an individual understands something that most do not. The origin of this definition comes from intelligence tests such as the intelligence quotient (IQ) test. Although this definition is used for general purposes, there are some aspects that it fails to address. Throughout history, the most common type of intelligence is that which manifests itself academically; in today's society, a child is defined as intelligent based on the number of "A's" reflected in his or her report card. This prevents people from striving to understand other areas of intelligence without seeing them on paper. As much as we associate intelligence with academic intelligence, it is worth noting that we have moved beyond the formal definition of intelligence and the word is now being extended to mean different types of intellectual abilities such as emotional intelligence (EQ), bodily intelligence (BQ) and Moral Intelligence (MQ), defined as different ways of being intelligent (Jensen, 2012). Quoting Albert Einstein, “everyone is a genius”. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb trees, you will spend your whole life believing it is stupid.' This accurately highlights that intelligence is a term that should be used interchangeably. The fact that someone is not brilliant in class does not mean that he ... middle of paper ... exceptional intellectual ability to understand very complex concepts, let's also take into account other underestimated forms of intelligence. It does not matter if an individual has not received the best academic education from a top-notch university. A person with a lower level of education may excel in other areas of intelligence such as EQ, MQ or BQ and be considered more intelligent than a person with an impressive education and high cognitive abilities who falls short in these other categories. Hasnain-Wynia, R. , & Wolf, M. S. 2010. Promoting equity in health care: Is health literacy a missing link? Health Services Research, 45 (4), 897–903.Jensen, K.,2013, 12 4. Intelligence is overrated: What you really need to succeed. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/keldjensen/2012/04/12/intelligence-is-overrated-what-you-really-need-to-succeed/