Does personality make someone more/less intelligent?

[brenden]

What's the role of IQ and what we deem "intelligence"?

A lot of people, when they hear of intelligence, will think of great academic prowess and probably think of someone with a really high IQ. But I've been thinking recently, when I think someone is "smart" or "intelligent", it's not always me saying "wow they much have a really high IQ".

For example... someone might have a really high IQ but sleep through an important business meeting, or make unintelligent decisions because they are impatient, unorganised, or highly biased.

Whereas someone with a lower IQ that is very patient, thinks things through, looks at things objectively -- these all seem to be PERSONALITY traits, right? So like, I guess previously I thought of personality and intelligence as two separate things but I've been thinking...

How much are they intertwined? Can one be removed from the other? I'm honestly not sure.

[elysepopplewell]

I think the quote in your signature has pertinence to this question

[Calebark]

What's the role of IQ and what we deem "intelligence"?

A lot of people, when they hear of intelligence, will think of great academic prowess and probably think of someone with a really high IQ. But I've been thinking recently, when I think someone is "smart" or "intelligent", it's not always me saying "wow they much have a really high IQ".

For example... someone might have a really high IQ but sleep through an important business meeting, or make unintelligent decisions because they are impatient, unorganised, or highly biased.

Whereas someone with a lower IQ that is very patient, thinks things through, looks at things objectively -- these all seem to be PERSONALITY traits, right? So like, I guess previously I thought of personality and intelligence as two separate things but I've been thinking...

How much are they intertwined? Can one be removed from the other? I'm honestly not sure.

I don't think they can be fully removed. The intelligence will still be there, just not visible, so it's rendered moot. I feel like curiosity (not necessarily in an academic sense) is needed to cultivate one's intelligence, and that most definitely is a personality trait.

[Katt97]

What's the role of IQ and what we deem "intelligence"?

How much are they intertwined? Can one be removed from the other? I'm honestly not sure.

I think an area where intelligence and personality are very much intertwined, is social and emotional intelligence (or at least, I think many people interpret these kinds of intelligence as personality traits). When people are very empathetic, others will often describe them as kind or caring, rather than as intelligent, and the majority of IQ tests do not/are not able to test for this type of intelligence. This is interesting considering how important these subsets of intelligence are in determining your ability to successfully navigate your way through life.  People with a very high 'emotional IQ' tend to be more resilient and are better at monitoring their reactions, and those with high social intelligence are generally better at managing interpersonal relationships. I think many people would view these qualities as highly important, but I would also hazard a guess that most people would associate them with personality traits rather than intelligence.