There are seven criteria for determining an intelligence
Each intelligence has a computational capacity that originates in human biology and psychology (6)
7 Original Intelligences:
Musical Intelligence (8-9)
- notes and keys are the language
- argument for: autistic children who can't talk but can play music
Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence (9-11)
- the body creates the language
- argument for: people who may be able to do some movements without thinking can't do them consciously (apraxia)
Logical- Mathematic Intelligence (11-12)
- they can arrive at the answer without solving it step by step
- this is the intelligence used for IQ tests
- savants can perform great feats of calculation but may be deficient in other areas
Linguistic Intelligence (13)
- the universal intelligence
- some people will make up their own language before they are taught
Spatial Intelligence (13-14)
- navigators can map locations in their head using the stars, water colour, etc
- processing in right cerebral cortex
- a blind person may not have visual perception but will have great spatial intelligence
Interpersonal Intelligence (14- 16)
- insight into other people
- when Anne Sullivan taught Helen Keller she did not depend on verbal language
- if the frontal lobes get damaged a person's personality would change
Intrapersonal Intelligence (16-18)
- knowledge of oneself
- aphasiacs ["a loss of the ability to produce and/or comprehend language, due to injury to brain areas specialized for these functions"*]: according to the testimony of those who made a recovery although their general alertness decreased and they felt depression over their condition they never felt like a different person/ they continued to to have the same dreams, goals, etc
- interpesonal and intrapersonal intelligence both feature problem-solving as an intelligence
Conclusions (23-24)
1) we all have the full range of intelligences
2) no two people have the same intellectual profile
3) having a strong intelligence does not mean you act intelligently
