Title: Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Headings: Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Theory of Multiple Intelligences
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Visual-Spatial Intelligence
Strengths
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Linguistic-Verbal Intelligence
Strengths
Characteristics
Potential Career Choices
Logical-Mathematical Intelligence
Strengths
Analyzing problems and mathematical operations
Characteristics
Potential Career Choices
Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence
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Physical movement, motor control
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Potential Career Choices
Musical Intelligence
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Potential Career Choices
Interpersonal Intelligence
Strengths
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Potential Career Choices
Intrapersonal Intelligence
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Potential Career Choices
Naturalistic Intelligence
Strengths
Finding patterns and relationships to nature
Characteristics
Potential Career Choices

Content: Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences
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Cognitive Psychology
Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences
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Kendra Cherry
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Reviewed by Amy Morin, LCSW on July 01, 2019
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Amy Morin, LCSW, is the Editor-in-Chief of Verywell Mind. She's also a psychotherapist, international bestselling author and host of the The Verywell Mind Podcast. Learn about our Review Board
Amy Morin, LCSW
Updated on July 17, 2019
When you hear the word intelligence, the concept of IQ testing may immediately come to mind. Intelligence is often defined as our intellectual potential; something we are born with, something that can be measured, and a capacity that is difficult to change. In recent years, however, other views of intelligence have emerged. One such conception is the theory of multiple intelligences proposed by Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner . Illustration by JR Bee, Verywell
Theory of Multiple Intelligences
This theory suggests that traditional psychometric views of intelligence are too limited. Gardner first outlined his theory in his 1983 book Frames of Mind: