Jessica Francisco
PSYC 3540
Culture and Intelligence
Capella University
July, 2015
Musical, Interpersonal, and Body Kinesthetic Intelligence One of the most important things in life is our different types of cultures. We as a people must take a closer look at out different cultures which gives the word a sense of meaning. This meaning is a representation of the human mind. For this assignment, I will explore the intelligence of the American and African cultures. The three dimensions of intelligence I chose to measure are: Musical, Interpersonal, and Bodily kinesthetic intelligence.
Musical intelligence is the ability to know the different tones, beats, and rhythm of a single piece …show more content…
This intelligence deals with verbiage and nonverbal communication. It is by way of knowing distinctions between individuals, to detect the mood and the temperaments of individuals, and to be able to deal with multiple personalities. These people are normally in the business of politics, social work, teachers, volunteers, or actors. People who have the interpersonal intelligence are often young adults who often grown up to be leaders and or highly looked up to by their peers. They have great communication skills and understand the feelings and motivations of other people (Gardner, …show more content…
Listening to live music has always been a specialty in the African culture. You can hear and enjoy the infamous beats and rhythm of sounds coming from all areas and land. Music intelligence is definitely a specialty of the African culture from singing and playing numerous of different instruments that are created handmade and brought in (Niwamanya, 2014). The tone beat, deep levels of bass voices, and the high voices of Sopranos are what stands out when listening to their music. Some of the instruments that are played throughout the African culture are: keyboards, shakers, guitars, drums, and