recent work of Sternberg (an IBM Professor of Psychology and Education at Yale University). Sternberg recalls at the beginning how his test scores on standardized tests were terrible as a child in the fifth grade because he was always nervous and ended up freaking out mid test. This continued until one year he had to retake a test with the grade below him where he noticed he was not near as nervous because he was around “babies”. This strange occurrence in his life lead Sternberg to study Psychology
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Psychology Contributions Howard Gardner: Created the theory of multiple intelligences‚ which says that human beings have 8 different “sections” of intelligence. E.L. Thorndike: Developed the puzzle box‚ used to study animal psychology and intelligence; postulated the idea of connectionism which is a proponent of learning and relates basic associations between cause and effect; developed the law of effect principle which states that events followed by satisfaction will be linked with the event
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how organisations use Spearman’s theory * Paragraph five – evaluate strengths and weaknesses compared to Gardners theory * Conclusion – relate back to the question Essay Intelligence can be defined as “the capability of individuals to process information to behave effectively within the environment they are in and learn from previous experiences.” (Arnold 2010). Spearman in the 1900s came up with the General Intelligence Theory. Within this essay I am going to evaluate Spearman’s
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Zigler and Gardner’s Separate Contribution to Psychology Jersey Hosier Northcentral University Abstract This entry wills exam the different approached both Howard Gardner and Edward Zigler had on the field of psychology. The examination will also include the different obstacles and specific kinds of resistance the experienced. The comparison will also contain a select few similarities they experienced while contributing to the field of psychology. Zigler and Gardner’s Separate
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competence in all abilities. • Charles Spearman: (developer of factor analysis) named this general mental ability the ‘g’ factor. 31-3: • Howard Gardner: proposed eight independent intelligences o Linguistic (word smarts) o Logical-mathematical (number smarts) o Musical (music smarts) o Spatial (space smarts) o Bodily-kinesthetic (body smarts) o Intrapersonal (self smarts) o Interpersonal (people smarts) o Natural (nature smarts) • Robert Sternberg: proposed three different types of intelligence
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changing with each passing thought. British psychologist Charles Spearman concluded that intelligence is general cognitive ability that could be measured and numerically expressed. Dr. Spearman used Factor Analysis to evaluate multiple aptitude tests. He identified that people who scored well on one test would score well on others‚ while those who scored poorly on one test would score poorly on others. Psychologist Robert Sternberg proposed that intelligence is "mental activity directed toward purposive
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Gardner 1993 believed that there are seven different kinds of intelligences that are independent of one another. They are: Linguistic intelligence: the ability to use language effectively.This intelligence includes making convincing and persuasive arguments; writing poems and using appropriate vocabulary‚ observing subtle differences in meaning of words while communicating with others. _ MUSIICAL IINTELLIIGENCE:: This is the ability for creating understating and appreciating music. This includes
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researchers like Charlie Spearman‚ who helped develop factor analysis‚ believed that there was something called general intelligence ‘g’ factor that underlines the fact that‚ even you are have special ability to stand out‚ generally people who score higher in one aspect usually score higher on other aspects too. Spearman also believed that this communality‚ the ‘g’ factor‚ underlies all our intelligence behaviour since birth. Other researchers disputed that was Howard Gardner. He believed that there
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"Knowledge is not the same as morality‚ but we need to understand if we are to avoid past mistakes and move in productive directions. An important part of that understanding is knowing who we are and what we can do " (Gardner‚ 1999 ch1‚ p1-3) Howard Gardner’s developed theory of multiple intelligences has been a positive and influential contribution to the study of education and learning. Gardner’s theory has enabled researchers and educators to alter and rethink their views regarding an individual’s
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version of the events that took place. As the saying goes there is always three sides to the story. Howard Gardner developed a theory of multiple intelligences (7 originally). Unlike most other theories‚ Gardner does support his approach purely through statistical reanalysis of data‚ but also involves developmental‚ neurophysiologic‚ case study and educational evidence. According to Gardner‚ the intelligence consists of linguistic‚ logical-mathematic‚ spatial‚ musical‚ bodily-kinesthetic‚
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