Theories Of Multiple Intelligence

The theory behind multiple intelligence is that people display intelligence across a broad spectrum of areas: these areas are also completly independent of each other. (Grison, Sarah, Todd F. Heatherton, and Michael S. Gazzaniga. "Chapter 8." Psychology in Your Life. New York: W.W.Norton &,inc, 2015. 289+. Print.) It was proposed by Psycologist Howard Gardner of Harvard university. He was oppossed to the theory of general intelligence which states that if you do well in one field, such as math, you will do well in anouther: like English or Science. When testing for intelligence, general intelligence models will rely on a high score in one feild to determine a persons overall intelligence. While Multiple intelligence will test a person over

They have a great degree of stamina, strength, and balance. They sometimes end up as professional athletes, fire fighters, or even surgeons. Anything that takes a high degree of physical fitness and body control. Linguistic intelligence is the most comonley shared form of intelligence. This is the abillity to express ones self thrue language. These people can speak fluently, read, and, write. People that excelle in this become journalists, public speakers and news anchors. Then there is Intra-personal intelligence. Typical skills associated with this is the abillity to identify ones own needs on a deeper emotional level, identify personal motivations, and use these to dictate ones own life. These people can do most jobs with few restrictions and with little difficulty. Spatial Intelligence typically is displayed in the abillity to think in three dimensions. People with this gift are typically artistic, have an active imagination, and can create acurate mental images of things. This translates well to arciteture, artistry, and refined pilot