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Question
Write a short note on the following:
Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligence
Solution
Howard Gardner in his theory of multiple intelligence asserted that there are nine independent types of intelligence that grow and develop differently in different people, depending upon the individual's heredity characteristics or environmental experiences. Howard Gardner included ‘inter-personal intelligence’ in his multiple intelligence theory.
These nine types of intelligence are
- Linguistic intelligence
- Logical-mathematical intelligence
- Spatial intelligence
- Musical intelligence
- Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence
- Interpersonal intelligence and
- Intra-personal intelligence
- Naturalistic intelligence and
- Existential intelligence.
RELATED QUESTIONS
______ has given the concepts of fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence.
Match the Pairs:
| Group 'A' | Group 'B' |
| (1) Factor analysis | (a) Army Alpha Test |
| (2) Robert Yerks | (b) Coloured Progressive Matrices |
| (3) Merril Palmer | (c) Pass-along Test |
| (4) Raven | (d) Multiple intelligence theory |
| (5) Howard Gardner | (e) Statistical method |
| (f) Block Building Test |
Answer the following in one sentence:
What are the two types of intelligence explained by Raymond Cattell and John Horn?
Explain the following concept in 25 to 30 words:
General (g) factor of intelligence
Explain the following concept in 25 to 30 words:
Specific (s) factor of intelligence
Explain the following concept in 25 to 30 words:
Fluid intelligence
Explain the following concept in 25 to 30 words:
Crystallized intelligence
Explain various perspectives on intelligence with suitable examples.
