Howard Gardner argued that IQ tests only test linguistic and mathematical or logical abilities and are, therefore, not sufficient in explaining the wide range and different types of cognitive and other types of ability. His theory of multiple intelligence argues against the concept of a general intelligence. Instead, Gardner proposes eight different abilities that can be regarded as showing different types of intelligence.
These are:
Opponents of this theory claim that there is little empirical evidence to prove the existence of multiple intelligences.
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