IQ tests only measure two of the eight intelligences. Howard Gardner explains them all.

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What does it mean when someone calls you smart? According to developmental psychologist Dr. Howard Gardner, it could mean one of eight things.

Of the eight intelligences, only two are measured by IQ tests or other standardized tests. As Gardner states, “if you do well in those tests as long as you stay in school, you think you’re smart. But if you ever walk out into Broadway or the highway or into the woods or into a farm, you then find out that other intelligences are at least this important.”

In this video interview, Dr. Gardner addresses his eight classifications for intelligence: linguistic, logical mathematical, musical, spatial, bodily kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and naturalist.

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