Paper 1 · Teaching Aptitude
The theory of multiple intelligences differentiates human intelligence into specific modalities rather than seeing it as dominated by a single general ability. Who among the following developed the theory of multiple intelligences?
AAlfred Binet
BL. Thurstone
CCharles Spearman
DHoward Gardner ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Howard Gardner — The theory of multiple intelligences was developed by Howard Gardner, so he is the answer.
Explanation
★The theory of multiple intelligences was developed by Howard Gardner, so he is the answer.
★Gardner put it forward in his 1983 book Frames of Mind, treating intelligence as many distinct modalities.
★He argued that a person has several relatively independent intelligences rather than one single general ability.
★Alfred Binet is known for the first practical intelligence test, not for multiple intelligences.
★L. Thurstone proposed primary mental abilities, and Charles Spearman proposed the general factor g of intelligence.
★Since only Gardner set out intelligence as many modalities, the other three are ruled out.
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