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THEORY OF MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE GARDNER

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many intelligences are listed in Gardner’s theory?
A
8
B
7
C
9
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The eight types of intelligence described by Gardner include: musical-rhythmic, visual-spatial, verbal-linguistic, logical-mathematical, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal and naturalistic.

Detailed explanation-2: -To broaden this notion of intelligence, Gardner introduced eight different types of intelligences consisting of: Linguistic, Logical/Mathematical, Spatial, Bodily-Kinesthetic, Musical, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, and Naturalist.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gardner first outlined his theory in his 1983 book Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, where he suggested that all people have different kinds of “intelligences."

Detailed explanation-4: -Multiple Intelligences Theory was developed by Howard Gardner, a Harvard psychologist and former student of Erik Erikson. In Gardner’s theory, each person possesses at least eight intelligences.

Detailed explanation-5: -Twelve years after publishing his famous book-Frames of Mind (1983)-, in which he defined seven types of intelligence and which earned him the Prince of Asturias Award in 2011, Howard Gardner added an eighth branch to his model: naturalistic intelligence.

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