the others do not accept . Heat explains a collection of various laws of nature and that predict certain results. In Medicine In social science Union In psychology, the concept of intelligence is meant to explain correlations in performance on certain cognitive tasks. Recent models suggest several cognitive processes may be involved in tasks that have been associated with intelligence. However, overall the "g" or general intelligence factor is relatively supported by research, though there are challenges. Philosophy Differing theoretical definitions of "thinking" have caused conflict amongst artificial intelligence philosophers, illustrated for example by the different responses to the Chinese room experiment. Some philosophers might call "thought" merely "having the ability to convince another person that you can think". An operational definition corresponding to this theoretical definition could be a simple conversation test (e.g. Turing test). Others believe that better theoretical and operational definitions are required. See also Construct (philosophy) General Conference on Weights and Measures International Committee for Weights and Measures Latent variable Operational definition Stipulative definitions References Definition Logic Metatheory