Multiple Intelligence

Intelligence is the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills. However, a guy named Howard Gardner had proposed a theory - Theory of Multiple Intelligence. This theory differentiated intelligence into 9 main specific categories :

  1) Musical and rhythmic and artistic intelligence -
      This area has to do with sensitivity to sounds, rhythms, tones, and music.
      Career - Composer, musician

  2) Verbal and linguistic intelligence -
      This area has to do with high verbal-linguistic intelligence display a facility with words and
      languages.
      Career - Poet, writer

  3) Logical and mathematical intelligence -
      This area has to do with logic, abstractions, reasoning, numbers and critical thinking.
      Career - Scientist, engineer


  4) Bodily and kinesthetic in intelligence -
      This area has to do control of one's bodily motions and the capacity to handle objects skillfully.
      Career - Dancer, actor

  5) Interpersonal intelligence -
      This area has to do with interaction with others.
       Career - Counselor, salesperson


  6) Intrapersonal intelligence -
      This area has to do with introspective and self-reflective capacities.
      Career - Researchers, philosopher

  7) Naturalistic intelligence -
      This area has to do with nurturing and relating information to one’s natural surroundings.
      Career - Naturalist, farmer


  8) Existential intelligence -
       Gardner did not want to commit to a spiritual intelligence, but suggested that an "existential"
       intelligencemay be a useful construct.    
       Career - Theologian, philosopher

  9) Visual and spatial intelligence -
       This area has to do with a lot of visual and the ability to visualize with the mind's eye - spatial
        judgement.
        Career - Architecture, artist