Question

Which one of the following is a contribution of Howard Gardner?

• A. Two factor theory of intelligence
• B. Multifactor theory of intelligence
• C. Multidimensional theory of intelligence
• D. Theory of multiple intelligence

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Theory of multiple intelligence

Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences

• Howard Gardner's book - 'Frames of Mind' (1983)
• He did not believe there was "one form of cognition which cut across all human thinking".
• There are multiple intelligences with autonomous intelligence capacities".
• So, intelligence cannot be viewed as a single entity. There are different types of intelligences which are independent of each other.
• Further, people may have varied combinations of these intelligences.
• Gardner initially proposed seven types of Intelligence which later on he increased to nine