{"id":213477,"date":"2025-05-10T19:05:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T19:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=213477"},"modified":"2025-05-11T05:22:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T05:22:34","slug":"he-believed-discussing-iq-as-standard-deviations-from-average-was-inaccurate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/10\/he-believed-discussing-iq-as-standard-deviations-from-average-was-inaccurate\/","title":{"rendered":"Would you like a visual chart of the eight intelligences as described by Gardner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Would you like a visual chart of the eight intelligences as described by Gardner?? He believed discussing IQ as standard deviations from average was inaccurate. He developed a theory in which each person possesses at least eight intelligences. He developed Multiple Intelligences Theory. He was a former student of Erik Erikson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Correct Answer: He believed discussing IQ as standard deviations from average was inaccurate.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Howard Gardner is a renowned developmental psychologist best known for his Theory of Multiple Intelligences<\/strong>, first introduced in his 1983 book Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences<\/em>. Gardner proposed that intelligence is not a single general ability (as measured by traditional IQ tests) but rather a set of distinct modalities. According to his theory, each person possesses a unique blend of at least eight intelligences<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Linguistic<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Logical-mathematical<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Musical<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Bodily-kinesthetic<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Spatial<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Interpersonal<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Intrapersonal<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Naturalistic<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    This theory challenged the conventional understanding of intelligence as something that could be measured solely by an IQ test, which often emphasizes linguistic and logical-mathematical skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    While Gardner criticized the over-reliance<\/strong> on IQ scores as a comprehensive measure of intelligence, he did not claim that discussing IQ as standard deviations from the average was inaccurate<\/strong> in a statistical sense. In fact, he acknowledged the validity of IQ scores within their own framework<\/strong>, but argued that they represent a narrow and incomplete view of human cognitive potential<\/strong>. IQ tests typically provide scores based on how far an individual\u2019s performance deviates from the population average, measured in standard deviations. Gardner\u2019s issue was not with the statistical accuracy<\/strong>, but with the educational and psychological implications<\/strong> of limiting intelligence to a single dimension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The other statements in the question are true:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Gardner indeed developed the Theory of Multiple Intelligences<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • He posited that individuals possess at least eight intelligences<\/strong>, which can develop differently in each person.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • He was a former student of Erik Erikson<\/strong>, the psychoanalyst known for his theory on psychosocial development, and Gardner has acknowledged Erikson\u2019s influence on his own wor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Would you like a visual chart of the eight intelligences as described by Gardner?? He believed discussing IQ as standard deviations from average was inaccurate. He developed a theory in which each person possesses at least eight intelligences. He developed Multiple Intelligences Theory. He was a former student of Erik Erikson. The Correct Answer and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-213477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213477"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213477\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}