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Intelligence is what you use when you don't know what to do: when neither innateness nor learning has prepared you for the particular situation.
Jean Piaget
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"Intelligence is what you use when you don't know what to do: when neither innateness nor learning has prepared you for the particular situation."
— Jean Piaget

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Intelligence is what you use when you don't know what to do: when neither innateness nor learning has prepared you for the particular situation. — Jean Piaget

About Jean Piaget

Jean Piaget was a Psychologist from Switzerland (1896–1980).

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Who said "Intelligence is what you use when you don't know what to do: when neither innat…"?
This quote is attributed to Jean Piaget, a Psychologist from Switzerland.
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Jean Piaget lived from 1896 – 1980.