CLEP Intro Edu Psych

Category - Individual Differences

During the 1980’s, Howard Gardner asserted that a singular measure of intelligence does not exist. Instead, Gardner believed that separate, independent intelligences exist. What theory of intelligence does this describe?
  1. Heritability
  2. Two factor theory
  3. Multiple intelligence theory
  4. Successful intelligence theory
Explanation
Answer: C -This describes the multiple intelligence theory. Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences asserts that separate, independent intelligences exist. According to Gardner, a person with high linguistic intelligence, for example, will be better at verbal communication than a person with high mathematical intelligence, who will excel at systems and logic.
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