Author Question: Gardner identified eight distinct intelligences because a. he believed humans differ widely in ... (Read 29 times)

geodog55 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Gardner identified eight distinct intelligences because

a. he believed humans differ widely in their ability to process different kinds of information.
b. he did not believe Sternberg's theory was culturally fair.
c. this is the only way psychometric models can assess intelligence accurately.
d. cultural intelligence had never been discussed prior to his theory.

Question 2

The scientific method dictates that theories must be revised or elaborated as new observations confirm or refute them. This means that

a. theories should be modified directly after obtaining one set of disconfirming data.
b. theories are modified only as the researchers who implement them go on to other research areas.
c. theories should be modified after a good amount of evidence calls for different predictions than those provided by the original theory.
d. theories are not useful for fueling new research efforts.