AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Developmental psychologist Howard Gardner outlined nine types of intelligence, including spatial intelligence and linguistic intelligence among others.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to Gardner, intelligence is: § The ability to create an effective product or offer a service that is valued in a culture. § A set of skills that make it possible for a person to solve problems in life. § The potential for finding or creating solutions for problems, which involves gathering new knowledge.

Detailed explanation-3: -The nine types of intelligence are: Naturalistic, Musical, Logical–mathematical, Existential, Interpersonal, Linguistic, Bodily–kinaesthetic, Intra–personal and Spatial intelligence.

Detailed explanation-4: -Many of us are familiar with three broad categories in which people learn: visual learning, auditory learning, and kinesthetic learning. Beyond these three categories, many theories of and approaches toward human learning potential have been established.

Detailed explanation-5: -In order to capture the full range of abilities and talents that people possess, Gardner theorizes that people do not have just an intellectual capacity, but have many kinds of intelligence, including musical, interpersonal, spatial-visual, and linguistic intelligences.