Title: Howard Gardner | Biography, Theory, Multiple Intelligences, Psychology, & Facts | Britannica
Headings: Howard Gardner
Howard Gardner
American psychologist
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Content: Earlier theorists had gone so far as to contend that intelligence comprises multiple abilities. But Gardner went one step farther, arguing that…
genius
…developed by the American psychologist Howard Gardner, is the theory of multiple intelligences. Gardner identified at least eight particular types of intelligence. Like all human traits, these so-called “multiple intelligences” are thought to be distributed relatively evenly throughout a population. It is likely that the genius, however, is born with…
prodigy
…proposed by the American psychologist Howard Gardner —linguistic, mathematical-logical, spatial-visual, musical, kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, or naturalistic. This occurs because the achievement of extraordinary expertise in these broader areas requires more life experience than is usually available to a child. Interpersonal intelligence, such as that of successful leaders, is usually cultivated through…
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