Multiple Inteligences
The Psychological Evidence for the Concept of Multiple Intelligence
Intelligence is an undefined area in psychology that has yet to be clearly understood. Many psychologists have differing views to explaining it and therefore, there is no ideal way of measuring it universally. However, the theory of multiple intelligences (MI) devised by Howard Gardner in the early 1980’s has provided a definition of intelligence that is supported by many scientific observations. Alternative theories supported by intelligence tests, vary nearly as much as the definitions of intelligence. The strong scientific evidence provided by neuro-imaging and case studies has given the MI theory an advantage over others. The author will examine the difficulty in defining intelligence, evaluate the evidence for MI theory, and whether it is a useful and meaningful concept using the scientific research supporting the theory. The author will also discuss how MI theory is able to explain the many phenomena of......
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