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MEASUREMENT OF INTELLIGENCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The major critics of Gardner stated
A
It is difficult to research his theory without tests that can measure all these intelligences
B
It doesn’t make sense to lump all sorts of abilities under the concept of intelligence
C
Intelligence is mental ability
D
All of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Gardner’s theory has come under criticism from both psychologists and educators. These critics argue that Gardner’s definition of intelligence is too broad and that his eight different “intelligences” simply represent talents, personality traits, and abilities.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hunt (2001) criticized Gardner’s theory on the ground that the “theory of multiple intelligences cannot even be evaluated by the canons of science until it is made specific enough to generate measurement models”. M. W.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gardner’s theory has come under criticism from both psychologists and educators. These critics argue that Gardner’s definition of intelligence is too broad and that his eight different “intelligences” simply represent talents, personality traits, and abilities.

Detailed explanation-4: -The theory claims that human beings have different ways in which they process data, each being independent. The eight types of intelligence described by Gardner include: musical-rhythmic, visual-spatial, verbal-linguistic, logical-mathematical, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal and naturalistic.

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