Types of Intelligence

Psychologist Howard Gardner proposed a "theory of multiple intelligences" to more accurately define the concept of intelligence and to address whether techniques of measuring intelligence were scientifically sound.

He classified intelligence into the following:

1. Bodily-kinesthetic (intelligence linked to physical activities)
2. Interpersonal (intelligence in interaction with others)
3. Verbal-linguistic (spoken and writing intelligence)
4. Logical-mathematical (intelligence in logic, abstractions, reasoning and numbers)
5. Naturalistic (nature, nurture and relating info to one's natural surroundings)
6. Intrapersonal (introspective and self-reflective capacity)
7. Visual-spatial (visual and spatial judgment)
8. Musical (intelligence in rhythm, music and hearing)

The classification was originally seven but Gardner later added an eighth (Naturalistic intelligence).

Gardner also suggested and explored other intelligences including spiritual, existential and moral but excluded them from the classification because they overlapped with the 8 above and were hard to determine compared to the other intelligences.


So which is your strongest intelligence?

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