Essay Comparing Gardner And Zigler

To begin, Psychologist Gardner (2003) and Zigler (2003) contribute some very interesting contributions to the field of psychology. Gardner (2003) made three contributions “He sought to broaden our conceptions of what the human mind is capable of, and the mind at its best can accomplish and how the young mind might be better educated”p83. Inevitably, turning to psychology" he was surprised to discover that the arts were virtually invisible in most texts”p80. On thy hand Zigler (2003) contributions were different but somewhat similar he stated that “he always believed that the scientific method is a powerful tool for discerning what drives human behavior and development and, eventually for improving these facets of human life p280.” Both Gardner and Zigler encountered some resistance and obstacles along the way. Gardner
Gardner (2003) stated that “he always had an attraction for social sciences more likely because of the powerful influences of an eclectic collection of brilliant professors”p79. On thy other hand, Zigler (2003) decided to do public administration and politics as a career. “Until one day, a prominent developmental made a point of scolding him and telling him he has all the potential of being a psychologist” p278. Both Gardner and Zigler(2003) were different in a variety of ways. One way Gardner (2003) was different was he experience different career paths prior to him looking into going into psychology.” Zigler(2003) took a different career path he decided upon public administration and politics. Both Gardner and Zigler exhibited above levels of intelligence regarding proposed elements of thinking, abstract thought processes, and thus having a unique blend of rational concepts as well as cognitive thinking strategies. In conclusion there were several different factors that impacted their success. I intend to explore these factors in the following paragraphs of this