2) Multiple Intelligence There is no doubt that each individual has uniqueness and as a result they differ from one another because of varying abilities. Howard Gardner who is well-known as a father of Multiple Intelligences (MI) theory believes that individual’s intelligence indicates potentials that must be nurtured. McInerney (2015) therefore advises that attention, encouragement and inclusive trainings should be given to develop individuals’ competence. There are nine intelligences proposed…
The terms of intelligence and creativity have been expressed from different psychological perspectives. Wisdom can be defined as the power to correctly judge the course of action, based on knowledge, experience and understanding. Many decades ago intelligence was considered by the result obtained in intelligence tests, the result was divided in two parts, IQ and chronological coefficient. Intelligence tests "measure intelligence", and indeed, focused on two types of intelligence: verbal and…
employers really want from employees depend on the types of their companies or the specific careers, but there are some qualities that employers always require, no matter the position or company. The first quality that many employers always require is intelligence. In all studies, they have been found that 76 percent of the productivity…
different psychologists to create theories on human intelligence, behavior and development. Some examples of theories are Gardner’s theory of Multiple Intelligence, which states that people have different kinds of intelligence and Thurstone’s Theory of Primary Mental Abilities, which discusses five emotional factors that are as important as traditional intelligence. While those theories have been ground-breaking, none have been as influential as Erik Erikson’s theory on the stages…
Tolls,” Robert J. Sternberg reviews The Bell Curve and gives his input on points such as the nature of intelligence, job performance, and IQ tests. The Bell Curve was one of the works by Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray that showed the public a deeper view of psychological science. It begins with the topic of the general factor of intelligence and how it represents all the tests around intelligence. There were two disputes that followed along the general factor. These were established as…
goal of the review is to look at this book as a psychological work then as a popular work in general. He goes on to state that through his review he found a multitude of problems ranging from the nature of intelligence to understanding IQ itself. The authors of the book begin to analyze intelligence itself and in doing so realize there is a general factor of cognitive ability where humans differ. This general idea comprises two factors which can be seen as statistical or psychological. When…
Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences, an individual may have strengths in one…
The first theory I will discuss is the industry and inferiority theory by Erik Erikson. Erikson says that this is a time when children work hard and have a sense of accomplishment when they complete something that may have been challenging for them. For me, I saw this from the kids after they made crafts that were hard to put together, and also after they completed a difficult math problem. Another theory I saw while working in the classroom was B.F. Skinner’s theory that if you reinforce…
can affect the attribute itself. This could mean if females are severely underestimating their own intelligence, it will begin to suffer. His study found this difference when conducted.…
sociocultural forces on psychological development, I can think no further than my own mother; with a dynamic personal history showcasing the aspects of political conflict, ethnicity, religion, occupation among many others, I have seen numerous psychological theories presented within the context of her life. At the age of 62, she is currently in her middle to late adulthood, and is working as a physician in her own medical practice in east San Jose. Embodying a positive outlook on life while also…