<p>I have the intuition that at a first level is the capability of an individual to predict outcomes of her/his/its own actions in a environment were he/she/it has familiarity with (don't you feel stupid when you find yourself stranded in unknown environment?).</p>

<p>Then at higher level intelligence should correspond to be able to predict the outcomes of the actions of the other agents in the same environment, especially if they have a significant impact on the subject autonomy.</p>

<p>Does my intuition make sense?</p>

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2015-01-06T23:20:34.867Z
Welcome on Cognitive Sciences SE! What exactly is your question, given the fact that you answer the title question in the question body?
AliceD
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2015-01-07T01:57:20.377Z
Welcome. I agree with Chris, it would be good if you could clarify what specifically you want to know. Also with the "what is x"? type questions, it's generally good to be clear about why say a [site like wikipedia does not meet your needs](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence). I.e., what specifically do you want to know about intelligence or what about the many definitions that have been offered do you seek clarification on?
Jeromy Anglim
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I just edited to make myself clear. What is your opinion?
Giovanni De Gasperis
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2015-01-08T06:44:00.703Z
Wikipedia article does not mention prediction capability yet..
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What is Intelligence? Is it based on prediction capability of an agent?
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# What is Intelligence? Is it based on prediction capability of an agent?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-01-06)

I have the intuition that at a first level is the capability of an individual to predict outcomes of her/his/its own actions in a environment were he/she/it has familiarity with (don't you feel stupid when you find yourself stranded in unknown environment?).

Then at higher level intelligence should correspond to be able to predict the outcomes of the actions of the other agents in the same environment, especially if they have a significant impact on the subject autonomy.

Does my intuition make sense?

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> **username_1**: Welcome on Cognitive Sciences SE! What exactly is your question, given the fact that you answer the title question in the question body?  
> **username_2**: Welcome. I agree with Chris, it would be good if you could clarify what specifically you want to know. Also with the "what is x"? type questions, it's generally good to be clear about why say a [site like wikipedia does not meet your needs](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence). I.e., what specifically do you want to know about intelligence or what about the many definitions that have been offered do you seek clarification on?  
> **username_0**: I just edited to make myself clear. What is your opinion?  
> **username_0**: Wikipedia article does not mention prediction capability yet..  

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