Title: Howard Gardner (Intelligence Psychologist Biography) - Practical Psychology
Headings: Howard Gardner (Intelligence Psychologist Biography)
Howard Gardner (Intelligence Psychologist Biography)
Howard Gardner's Childhood
Educational Background
Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences
The Goodwork Project
Applications of Gardner’s Theory
Criticisms of Gardner’s Theory
Howard Gardner's Books, Awards, and Accomplishments
Personal Life
References

Content: When he first arrived, he was a bit intimidated by the fact he now had peers who could match him in academics and the arts. However, he soon regained his focus and took advantage of the wide variety of academic courses available to him. Gardner’s initial objective at Harvard was to major in history. In his junior and senior years, he was tutored by psychoanalyst Erik Erikson. Over time, Gardner’s interest in the social sciences grew as he studied under cognitive psychologist Jerome Bruner and sociologist David Riesman. Interestingly, he also took a number of pre-med and pre-law courses to prove to himself and his parents that he could have had a successful career in those fields had he chosen to stick with them. In 1965, Gardner graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in social relations. After receiving his first degree, Gardner spent a year at the London School of Economics studying philosophy and sociology as a Harvard Fellow. However, he decided to return to Harvard to pursue graduate studies in developmental psychology after being inspired by the works of psychologist Jean Piaget. In 1967, Gardner became a founding member of Project Zero—a research group that studied cognition with a focus on creativity and artistic thought.