CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Studies have shown that musical ability may be linked to spatial reasoning ability. The fact that IQ scores of adopted children have shown to be similar to those of biological parents illustrates genetics influences intelligence. Heritability is an environmental influence on intelligence.

Detailed explanation-2: -Louis Leon Thurstone proposed theory in 1930’s that intelligence is composed of several different factors. The seven primary mental abilities in Thurstone’s model were verbal comprehension, word fluency, number facility, spatial visualization, associative memory, perceptual speed and reasoning.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following is a defining characteristic of people with spatial intelligence? They have a knack for seeing how elements fit together.

Detailed explanation-4: -The WAIS-IV comprises a full scale IQ, as well as indexes on four factors: verbal comprehension, perceptual reasoning, working memory and processing speed.

Detailed explanation-5: -Interpersonal. In theory, individuals who have high interpersonal intelligence are characterized by their sensitivity to others’ moods, feelings, temperaments, motivations, and their ability to cooperate to work as part of a group.