Different Types of Theories in Intelligence 2March‚ 2013 There are different types of theories for intelligence. “Intelligence is the underlying ability to understand the world and cope with it challenges” (Rathus‚ 2008-2009 pg. 174 para 7). Spearman‚ Gardner‚ Sternberg‚ and Salovey/Mayer explains these different types of theories. Some intelligence is a natural type of common knowledge. “Charles Spearman (1904) suggested that the behaviors we consider intelligent have a common underlying factor
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contrast Spearman ’s Model of Intelligence and Gardner ’s Multiple Intelligence models. One theory of intelligence states that there is one general school of thought and the other theory believes there are multiple schools of thought. Spearman ’s general ability‚ or a "g" factor‚ believe that this is the only factor that measures intelligence‚ whereas‚ Gardner ’s multiple intelligence believes there are more than one factor (Wade & Tavris‚ 2006‚ pp. 322 & 328). Spearman ’s theory is supported by a
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In 1983 Dr. Howard Gardner‚ a Harvard Psychologist‚ developed the theory of multiple intelligences. His theory expanded the limits of the traditional I.Q. tests‚ so as to account for a broader range of human potential in children and adults. The theory includes 9 different intelligences; verbal-linguistic‚ logical-mathematical‚ visual-spatial‚ bodily kinesthetic‚ musical-rhythmic‚ interpersonal‚ intrapersonal‚ naturalistic‚ and existential. Dr. Gardner formulated this theory some eighty years after
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The Theory of Multiple Intelligence (MI). Dr. Howard Gardner 1983 Multiple Intelligence (MI) is a theory that separates intelligence from its formal understanding as a uniform cognitive capacity and differentiates it into specific kinds of intelligence that can be reflected by different ways of interaction with the world. The theory states that a person’s intelligence can be distinguished into nine different kinds of intelligence and each and every person has a distinctive mixture or profile.
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The theory of emotional intelligence was first publicized in the book “Emotional Intelligence” (1995)‚ written by Daniel Goleman‚ based around the previous findings of psychologists such as Howard Gardner‚ Peter Salovey and John D. Mayer . Mayer and Salovey defined it as “the subset of social intelligence that involves the ability to monitor one’s own and others’ feelings and emotions‚ to discriminate among them and to use this information to guide one’s thinking and actions” . Essentially‚ the emotional
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Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences: Effects on Secondary Education Education is a universal tool that always has and will play a major role in the development of humans and life itself. All creatures‚ people included‚ can be educated in numerous ways. Howard Gardner would describe the different ways that people learn as multiple intelligences. The theory of multiple intelligences states that all humans have a particular way of learning that is best suited for them. According to Gardner‚ most
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mention‚ the two main individual intelligence tests are the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test and the Wechsler tests known as the Wechsler Intelligence Test for Children (WISC) and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) for adults. The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale (SBIS-V) is used today to test assesses fluid reasoning‚ quantitative reasoning and working memory as well as the ability to compare verbal and nonverbal performance. While the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-IV) is
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Multiple Intelligence Assignment: Classical Conditioning Over the past few days‚ I classical conditioned a pet and I made sure that what I was doing was very safe and not harmful to the pet in any way. The pet that I classical conditioned was my friend’s guinea pig and my goal was for the guinea pig to form an association between receiving food and the banging of the cabinet door where the guinea pig’s food is stored by its cage. First‚ I just gave the guinea pig food like he usually gets. The
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CLINICAL REPORT Name: Joseph Patrick Date of Birth: 6/20/04 Chronological Age: 7 Grade: 2nd Date of Evaluation: December 14‚ 2011 Referral Question: Does the child meet criteria for Autism or ADHD‚ and based on testing results‚ are there recommendations for school and home that can help the child? Relevant Developmental History Medical History Joey was born prematurely at 28 weeks gestation‚ weighing only 3 pounds‚ 4 ounces. During her pregnancy‚ his mother experienced bleeding
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THEORIES OF INTELLIGENCE • According to Wechsler (1958)‚ “intelligence is the aggregate or global capacity of the individual to act purposefully‚ to think rationally and to deal effectively with his environment.” The different definitions of intelligence basically deal with three aspects‚ ie.‚ ability to adjust to total environment ‚ ability to learn and the ability to carry
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