Theory of Multiple Intelligences?

Running head : Multiple Intelligences

Should Psychology Adopt the Theory of Multiple Intelligences

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Theory of Multiple Intelligences

Introduction

The concept of intelligence has been commonly used to describe the individual mental ability of every person (Gardner , 1991 . This term may mean differently from different perspectives . For western people , this may denote their capacity for eloquence and scientific judgment while for other cultures this may imply certain attributes such as obedience silence , or even magical characteristics (Gardner , 1991

Alfred Binet developed the first intelligence

test meant to quantity one 's intelligence , which can be measured through a heterogeneous test items (Gardner , 1991 . This was first used to Parisian elementary school children and was eventually adopted for California middle-class children . In addition , through the effort of Lewis Terman of Stanford University , intelligence test was widely popularized . Then , researchers such as L .L . Thurstone and J .P . Guilford challenged the napve view on intelligence . This led to conceptions that intelligence is a result of complex factors . Through the development of artificial intelligence developmental psychology , and neurology , the view that the human minds have different forms of intelligence was established (Gardner , 1991

Multiple Intelligences

According to Gardner (1991 , most theorists have placed emphasis on the biological basis of intelligence wherein it is measured in terms of the brain cognitive capacity alone . However , in his Theory of Multiple Intelligences , intelligence is a product of biological attributes and learning opportunities provided by the environment . Intelligence can not be measured with accuracy if it...