One of the most appealing ideas in psychology is the theory that several distinct kinds of intelligence exist and that we are all mosaics of different kinds of smart. How much do you know about all the ways people can be smart?
1. A person who enjoys puzzles and games like chess is most likely expressing which type of intelligence?
2. Intrapersonal intelligence involves keen understanding of oneself and a significant capacity for introspection. A person with such “self-smarts” is likely to be drawn most to which activity?
3. Which hobby is a person with a strong naturalistic intelligence most likely to prefer?
4. You are exceedingly grateful for GPS. Not only do you have trouble finding your way to new places but you probably don’t remember your way back. You very likely are weak in which type of intelligence?
5. A person who learns best by doing is likely expressing which type of intelligence?
6. You’re one of those people who can listen to disagreements between others and see a way to resolve their differences. That is a sign you are strong at which type of intelligence?
7. You have a friend who has perfect pitch; not only are they very sensitive to sound and rhythms, they seem to be able to summon an endless score of melodies from memory. Your friend excels at which type of intelligence?
8. One of your favorite ways to spend time is curling up with a good book. It’s the preferred activity of many people with which kind of intelligence?
9. Visuospatial intelligence enables people to think in images and to solve problems by creating mental pictures of things. This type of intelligence is especially necessary for which profession?
10. Your neighbor teaches philosophy at a nearby college. They most likely excel at which intelligence?
11. A person who is highly expressive at sign language and works professionally as a translator likely excels at which intelligence?
12. Linguistic intelligence manifests itself in sensitivity to words and their meaning and interest in manipulating them. Which is a good occupation for such a person?
13. A person who has strong interpersonal intelligence is skilled at which of the following abilities?
14. A person who notices types of plants and how they differ from one another is exercising which intelligence?
15. If you have strong logical/mathematical intelligence, which pursuit are you likely to find most appealing?