Psychology / Unit 7 Psych 0797 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Gardner's Multiple Intelligences
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The idea
Gardner proposed several independent intelligences, including linguistic, spatial, musical, and interpersonal.
In practice
A musician with limited verbal fluency shows exceptional ability in an independent domain.
Where people slip
The theory is influential in education and weakly supported by the correlational evidence.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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