Theories of Multiple Intelligences: Intelligence

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Organizational Behaviour (Buchanan and Huczynski)

Management and Organisational Behaviour (Mullins)

The theories of multiple intelligences, also known as ‘systems models of intelligence’ look into the other concepts of intelligence, instead of just concentrating on the cognitive ability theories.

Gardner (1983)

Gardner believed that there were 7 different types of intelligence within each persons brains, these could affect each other, but were presented as independent. The following are the 7 intelligences from Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences;

Linguistic
Spatial
Musical
Logical-mathematical
Bodily Kinaesthetic
Interpersonal
Intrapersonal

Sternberg (1985)

This theory of multiple intelligence builds on Spearman’s one general intelligence theory, but instead of going for just the theory of ‘g’, it extends it by saying there are three subthories, which are as follows;

Analytical intelligence (Internal – Problem solving)
Creative intelligence (Internal/External – React to situations)
Practical intelligence (External – Real world intelligence)

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