ABSTRACT

A number of behaviours or cognitive abilities related to intelligence have been associated with awareness and consciousness. Psychologists try to narrow down human intelligence by measuring the Intelligence Quotient (IQ) of individuals. There are a number of IQ tests, all of which are in the question and answer format. IQ, however, may have little bearing on problem solving or 'intelligence' in the world at large. Versatility is an aspect of intelligence. Biologists tend to use the term adaptability to mean the same thing as versatility. Humans may be unique in the way that they use mental images in communication, but it is unlikely that we are alone in ability to form representations of objects. Pigeons must have an extensive memory to perform the tasks and on some tasks their memories rival those of humans. Pigeons can also acquire a perceptual concept of symmetry, an ability that is said to underlie the expression of art by humans.