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This 3 page paper provides an overview of the concepts of personality and intelligence and considers whether intelligence should be considered a part of personality. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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back to theorists like Allport (1927), who maintained that intelligence is one of a number of supporting elements for personality. Intelligence, like physiology and temperament, may support components of
personality but are not personality characteristics themselves. Why, then, is the question of whether intelligence should be considered an element or dimension of personality still posed so frequently?
Both intelligence and the traits of personality are mental constructs, which impact the way in which individuals understand themselves and their world. In recent years, theories regarding multiple intelligences
and the existence of emotional intelligence, have led to greater similarities between these intelligences and personality traits. Personality traits, for example, are often related in terms of personality
assessments, like the Myers-brigs Type Indicator (MBTI). This assessment of personality characteristics defines personality types by dimensions: extroversion vs. introversion, sensing vs. intuition, thinking vs. feeling and judging
vs. perceiving (APT, 1999). The results are typically reported in letters as indicated next to each of the preferences listed above. There are a total of 16 combination
possibilities, in other words, 16 Myers-Briggs Type Indicator types: ISTJ, ISTP, ESTP, ESTJ, ISFJ, ISFP, ESFP, ESFJ, INFJ, INFP, ENFP, ENFJ, INTJ, INTP, ENTP, and ENTJ (APT, 1999). Some of
the types related in the Myers-Briggs represent elements that have been identified within the variant views of intelligence, including the definition of emotional intelligence. Harrod and Scheer (2005) maintain that
EI is closely linked to the "theory of social intelligence."They relate Golemans (1995) definition of EI as the "combination of factors that allow a person to feel, be motivated, regulate
mood, control impulse, persist in the face of frustration, and thereby succeed in day-to-day living" while also recognizing that EI defines the individuals actions in relation to stressors. This
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