A Representação Social da Inteligência em Familiares de Adolescentes Considerados Superdotados

Abstract

The present work intends to know the social representation of the intelligence with the objective of knowing the social representation of intelligence family members of adolescents considered to be gifted Learn to Think Program. There is a relationship between giftedness and intelligence in order to clarify these concepts and present them in a relational way with the social representation as a lived, acted knowledge. The dilemma of giftedness is also considered as something inborn and learned, from a psycho-sociological perspective, as well as the influence of these conceptions on the development of the gifted adolescent, with the objective of knowing the concept of social representation of intelligence for the participating families. A total of 53 subjects, 22 family members adolescents, considered with indications of giftedness, who composed the reference group. The results indicate the existence of a common field of social representations, structured around the psycho- relatives.