TAIWANESE CHINESE PEOPLES CONCEPTIONS OF INTELLIGENCE

This study investigated Taiwanese Chinese conceptions of intelligence. Two studies were conducted. In the first study, people were asked to characterize an intelligent person. In the second study, people were a sked to rate the attributes compiled from the first study according to the frequency or importance of the attribute. Five factors emerged fr om the ratings of frequency: general cognitive ability, interpersonal intelligence intrapersonal intelligence, intellectual self-promotion, and intellectual self-effacement. Four factors emerged from the rating s of importance: interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligence, intelle ctual enjoyment, intellectual self-assertion, and general cognitive ab ility.