PRACTICAL INTELLIGENCE
Many people, including psychologists, are concerned that the traditional way of understanding intelligence inadequately describes mental ability. An unfortunate implication of intelligence testing is that intelligence as traditionally calculated is largely the ability to perform tasks related to scholastic work. Thus a person who scored very high on an intelligence test could follow a complicated instruction manual, but might not be street smart.
To overcome the limited idea that intelligence mostly involves the ability to solve abstract problems, the triarchic theory of intelligence has been proposed. The theory holds that intelligence is composed of three different subtypes: analytical, creative, and practical. The analytical subtype is the traditional intelligence needed for solving difficult problems. Analytical intelligence is required to perform well in most school subjects. The creative subtype is the type of intel