Intelligence
Dr. safeya AlchalabiIntelligence
Theories of intelligenceSpearman’s g factor
Gardner’s multiple intelligence
Type of intelligenceDescription
Sample occupation
Verbal/linguistic
Ability to use language
Writers, speakers
musical
Ability to compose and/ or perform music
Musicians
Logical/mathematical
Ability to think logically and to solve mathematical problems
Scientist, engineers
Visual/spatial
Ability to understand how objects are oriented in space
Pilots, astronauts, artists, navigators
Movement
Ability to control one’s body motions
Dancers, athletes
Interpersonal
Sensitivity to others and understanding motivation of others
Psychologists, managers
intrapersonal
Understanding of one’s emotions and how they guide actions
Various people-oriented careers
Naturalist
Ability to recognize the patterns found in nature
Farmers, landscapers, biologists, botanists
• Existentialist
• (a candidate intelligence)
Ability to see the “big picture” of the human world by asking questions about life, death, and the ultimate reality of human existence
Various careers, philosophical thinkers
Sternberg’s triarchic theory
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Individual differences
Individual differencesIndividual differences
Emotional intelligence