Table 1.

Ability-Based and Attitudinal Aspects of Intelligence, Creativity, and Wisdom.

Characteristic/Aspect	Ability	Attitude
Intelligence	Skill in acquisition of knowledge Skill in critical thinking with (analysis of) that knowledge	Deciding to acquire knowledge Deciding to think critically with the knowledge one acquires
Creativity	Skill in generation of novel ideas (divergent thinking) Skill in generation of useful ideas	Deciding to seek ideas that are divergent from those of others Deciding to seek ideas that someone will find useful
Wisdom	Skill in balancing one’s own interests with others’ interests Skill in finding a common good	Deciding to seek to balance one’s own interests with those of others Deciding to seek a common good