Psychomotor Intelligence

Psychomotor intelligence involves the physical, outward side of a person as opposed to the other intelligences which are more internal.

It is determined by the ability to do any skilled movement with the body, actions like running, jumping, sports, or even just a simple thing like raising a right hand. It is not so much the build of a person or physical strength that constitutes psychomotor intelligence, but rather the ability to control and move the parts of the body as desired.

Be it the virtuoso pianist, the racquet game player, the sprinter, or the gymnast, they can all be considered talented in psychomotor intelligence. While the sprinter is able to move his leg back and forth rapidly, and assume bodily postures to enable him to surge forward with power, the virtuoso pianist is able to have full control of his fingers to hit the desired notes with speed and incredible accuracy, but both are able to attain full control of the specific parts of the body to move them to the utmost efficiency.

General psychomotor intelligence can be detected very easily, even among the friends around you. Some of them may display clumsiness in movement, lumbering around wherever they go, while others may be able to move around quickly with ease, finding dodging and running away in a catching game a breeze.

Psychomotor intelligence comes from the two sub words, "psycho" and "motor". "Psycho" refers to "physical", while "motor" refers to "movement", which gives the meaning "physical movement". That is the essence of what psychomotor intelligence is all about.

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