The 10 Types Of Intelligence
Intelligence can be divided into several
sub-components which are distinct from one another. Therefore,
strengths in some areas of intelligence are not necessarily
indicative of strength in other mental areas. Below you will find a
brief breakdown of the ten types of intelligence:
1.
Logical-Mathematical
Your
ability to comprehend arguments which move from one premise to the
other, and to be able to decipher between premises, is the ability
gained through possessing logical-mathematical intelligence. The
more of this you have, the better you will tend to be at debating,
arguments, maths and the like.
2. Linguistic
Also known as grammatical intelligence, this is your
ability to understand and express language. A high degree of this
will be characterised by a large day-to-day vocabulary and an
ability to express things clearly and concisely.
3. Spatial
People with high spatial intelligence will have an
easy time visualising images in their mind. This means they may be
inclined towards artistic pursuits.
4.
Musical
This is to do with the
ability to decipher the rhythm, harmony and tone of sound
precisely. Those with high musical intelligence can learn quite well
simply through listening.
5.
Bodily-Kinaesthetical
This
includes hand to eye co-ordination and the ability to learn things
through body movements and actions alone. People with high
bodily intelligence tend to learn by doing as opposed to the theory
of things.
6.
Social
This is the ability to
interact with other people, either as a leader or follower. People
with high social intelligence tend to be able to understand people
and their circumstances without even saying. They are conscious of
small signals which people give off, and these can be read properly
to describe the social situation accurately. This is an aspect of
mental intelligence because social situations can be deciphered or
interpreted tacitly.
7.
Emotional
This is the ability to
understand both your own and other people's emotions. Someone with
high emotional intelligence will be able to understand the
reasons for their emotions, and can effectively empathise with the
emotions of others.
8.
Intuitional
This is the
intelligence of gut instinct. Someone with high intuitional
intelligence will be able to tacitly tell whether a situation is
right or wrong, simply from the instinct that they get. It is also
the ability to be able to identify good ideas and thought
when they occur, without it getting lost in the mental inferno
of other thoughts.
9.
Perspectival
This is the ability
to understand another point of view without that point of view even
being stated. Someone with high perspectival intelligence will be
able to understand other people's belief systems and be able to
incorporate it themselves to have a "real life" perspective of it.
10. Stationary
This is the ability to understand something without
any bias whatsoever. This bias can be in the form of emotional,
belief, theoretical and empirical bias. It is is the ability to
see something "as is" without adding any attachment of outcome or
belief to it.
What To
Expect
The first step to improving on
weakness is in identifying it in the first place, so
you can specialise your efforts into improving those weak aspects
individually. This will allow you to improve your intelligence in a
systematic way, without the confusion arising from a lack of
weakness identification.
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