well that's some what true, i know this girl, super smart, i mean she almost fixed the rubix cube in one day. and yet at day to day things she is dumb.
its how you look at things and problem soving on your own. example, if you can picture things in your head, instead of actually seeing the product!! here is an example
(i remember one of the questions is this)

which of these do not belong here drawing one, two, three, or four (going downward)