Multi-Dimensional Intelligence Questions and Answers

Answer: C

This is interpersonal intelligence.

In Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, interpersonal intelligence is the capacity to understand other people: to notice and respond appropriately to their moods, temperaments, motivations and intentions. Teachers, counsellors, leaders and salespeople typically show it strongly.

Intrapersonal intelligence is the capacity to understand oneself, one's own feelings and motives, not those of others. Naturalistic intelligence is the ability to recognise and classify plants, animals and other features of nature. 'Therapeutic' is not one of Gardner's intelligences.

Answer: B

Gardner's concept implies that human beings differ in their abilities in different domains.

Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences holds that intelligence is not one general ability but several relatively independent ones, such as linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, musical, bodily-kinaesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal and naturalist. A person may be strong in some and weaker in others.

Saying everyone understands the world the same way, or that intelligence has one dimension, is the very view Gardner rejected, and the theory is not limited to 'practical' learning.

Answer: D

Howard Gardner proposed the theory of multiple intelligences in 1983, with several independent kinds of intelligence such as linguistic, logical, musical and interpersonal. The two factor theory is Spearman's, the multi factor theory is Thorndike's and the social learning theory is Bandura's. The answer is option D.

Answer: A

Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences supports the inclusion of art and drama, since it recognises intelligences such as musical, bodily-kinesthetic and spatial.

Thorndike, Guilford and Spearman give models of intelligence in terms of other factors.

Gardner proposed multiple intelligences, such as linguistic, musical, spatial and bodily-kinesthetic, and this view supports drama, music and art in the school.

Answer: D

The inclusion of art and drama in education is well supported by Howard Gardner, whose theory of multiple intelligences includes musical, spatial and bodily-kinaesthetic intelligences that these subjects develop. Skinner and Pavlov are associated with conditioning, and Kohlberg with moral development.