We believe that there are some incongruencies between current empirical findings and public opinion regarding intelligence. To explore this belief, we surveyed a convenience sample of US adults on a wide array of topics, including:
(1) The existence of intelligence as a construct,
(2) Components of intelligence,
(3) biological and genetic influences,
(4) education,
(5) environmental influences, and
(6) group differences.
We separated our participants into two sub-samples: teachers and non-teachers. We believe that the research on intelligence has important implications for teaching practices, and assessing teachers' opinions provides valuable information for educational policy and future research.