(December 14, 2015 at 10:00 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote:(December 14, 2015 at 9:52 pm)Whateverist the White Wrote: I would say intelligence has more to do with the quality of associations you make, not your ability to recall a large quantity of memories on command.
But if you remember more of what you experience, you have more raw material to form associations with.
Without a doubt. Still, if I were comparing the intelligence of two subjects I would be more impressed by the one who showed the more insight and more interesting connections. (Not that I'm called on to do so very often.)