Some become smarter as they age?

[oneinam]

Do some become smarter with age

[Clanad]

In what way? Many people... (most actually) seem[i[smarter[i] as they age but a lot of that is due to innate wisdom acquired through years of experience. Additionally, since many older people have had a lot of experience in a given field they exude confidence, at least about their chosen field, which translates to the observer as "smarter"...

[Clanad]

That's supposed to be smarter...

[shooty]

very profound clanad, i like it. : )

[DaisyNonna]

Some what? Worms? Grasses?

[shooty]

I think that age also makes SOME dippy old f.a.r.t.s cantankerous

[starone]

I hope so, I wouldn't want to be as stupid as I was when I was twenty.

[Old_Geezer]

Hopefully you have more knowledge and wisdom, but the problems of age can kick in to increase forgetfulness and lower concentration. Other things too, it's a large subject how folk change with age. It's pure chance which aspects dominate.

[Tilly2]

I wish I'd known then what I know now.

[boxtops]

Tilly, couldn't agree more :-)

Oneinam - definite smarter - more intelligent, smarter dressed?

[jake-the-peg]

Sorry - generally IQ declines with age apparently you're at your smartest at 26

http://en.wikipedia.o...Intelligence_quotient

You'll also note that most mathematicians do their best work while young - one reason the Field's medal is only awarded to those under 40.

[Tilly2]

I don't think that intelligence and smartness are the same things.

[jake-the-peg]

Well IQ tries to measure that - it's flawed but do you have a better way to measure "smartness" because if you haven't you can't say that anyone is smarter than anyone else or at any stage and the question becomes meaningless.

There are a number of other measures like emotional intelligence (degree to which you can understand other people's mental state) or measures for assessing people's creativity.

Of course some people just emotionally object to the whole idea of assessing people's intelligence and putting a number on it.

<irony alert>But they're thick as a brick<\irony alert>

[jake-the-peg]

Do you have a better measure?

IQ is flawed but it's a measure that attempts to get there

If you can't measure it you can't compare one person to another or even at different stages of development and the question becomes meaningless.

There are others like emotional intelligence quotient but they've not really taken off.

I think some people just object to the whole idea of measuring intelligence with a number and feel that it catagorises them too harshly - I don't know if they feel that about their weight too.

Personally I take issue with the idea that IQ is fixed like your height, I think it's more like your muscles.

I'll never be Charles Atlas - it's not in my genes but I could be a lot stronger with effort

[rowanwitch]

Emotional intelligence improves and it is possible to buck the IQ trend with effort I scored higher at 50 than at 25 but that was after getting into my skull the idea I* wasn't cr@p with numbers so I started to pick up points on the numeracy based questions... There is the whole acquired knowledge and experience thing... v innate intelligence... the biggest thing is to enjoy learning new stuff and use what you learn

[jake-the-peg]

Sorry for the double reply - something strange -seems to be a delay - thought AB had lost my response

2 for 1 day on AB

[jno]

click F5 after posting, jake

[Tilly2]

[i] A truly intelligent person is not one who can simply spout words and numbers; it is someone who can react intelligently to all opportunities, stimulations and problems provided by the environment[i]
Head First Tony Buzan.

It's that reaction with our environment which makes us smart.

[jomifl]

I think my dress sense has improved, mainly by giving up wearing jeans and also being able to afford better clothes. ;-)

[woofgang]

The problem with IQ tests is that you can "learn" to be better at them, the same as you can with any other quiz or puzzle.

[Old_Geezer]

I've always thought that such things as "emotional intelligence" are just made up to make those who fail to score high on IQ tests feel better. Intelligence is intelligence, emotion and other things don't come into it.

No, intelligence and smartness are not the same thing. (Even assuming that was the meaning of smarter used in the OP.) One can be very intelligent yet not have the ability to apply that in order to come to a smart decision. Experience and other things are necessary also.

Didn't oneinam want to come back and contribute ? Must be homework I guess.