alleryHow many types of intelligence did Gardner describe?
ASeven
BFour
CEight
DTen
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Eight
1. Howard Gardner studied extremely talented persons.
2. He described eight types of intelligence.
3. Thurstone's seven are primary mental abilities, a different theory.
_Source: NCERT Class XII Psychology, Ch 1 Variations in Psychological Attributes (ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/lepy101.pdf), "Theory of Multiple Intelligences"_
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