Read the passage and answer the following questions:
Somika is a wonderful dancer. Everyone appreciates her flexible body movements. She moves her body so gracefully that every dance step depicts a meaning. She is very good at making friends. She takes care of others' feelings and at the same time she knows her interest. She makes decisions that help her in organising and prioritizing things. However she avoids attending Maths and Science classes because she gets scolding for not completing her work, not understanding the concept and scoring less marks.
Identify the statements that do not explain the theory of multiple intelligence.
A. Intelligence is not a single entity; rather distinct type of intelligences exist
B. Intelligence consists of seven Primary mental abilities
C. Intellectual traits can be classified as product operation, content
D. Different types of intelligences interact and work together to find a solution to problem
E. Intellectual activity involves interdependent functioning of three neurological systems.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → B, C, E only
Three of the statements describe other theories of intelligence, and those are the ones that do not explain Gardner’s theory.
A. Intelligence is not a single entity; rather distinct type of intelligences exist — Explains the theory. This is Gardner’s starting point: distinct types of intelligence exist, each independent of the others, so being high on one says nothing about the others.
B. Intelligence consists of seven Primary mental abilities — Does not explain the theory. This is Louis Thurstone’s theory of primary mental abilities: verbal comprehension, numerical abilities, spatial relations, perceptual speed, word fluency, memory and inductive reasoning. Gardner described eight intelligences, not seven abilities.
C. Intellectual traits can be classified as product operation, content — Does not explain the theory. This is J.P. Guilford’s structure-of-intellect model, which classifies intellectual traits along three dimensions: operations, contents and products.
D. Different types of intelligences interact and work together to find a solution to problem — Explains the theory. Although the intelligences are independent, Gardner also held that they interact and work together to find a solution to a problem.
E. Intellectual activity involves interdependent functioning of three neurological systems. — Does not explain the theory. This is the PASS model of J.P. Das, Jack Naglieri and Kirby, in which three functional units of the brain look after arousal/attention, coding or processing, and planning.
NCERT (2025-26): “Theory of Multiple Intelligences … Howard Gardner proposed the theory of multiple intelligences. According to him, intelligence is not a single entity; rather distinct types of intelligences exist. Each of these intelligences are independent of each other. This means that, if a person exhibits one type of intelligence, it does not necessarily indicate being high or low on other types of intelligences. Gardner also put forth that different types of intelligences interact and work together to find a solution to a problem.…” “Theories of Intelligence … Spearman’s theory was followed by Louis Thurstone’s theory. He proposed the theory of primary mental abilities. It states that intelligence consists of seven primary abilities, each of which is relatively independent of the others.…” “Theories of Intelligence … J.P. Guilford proposed the structure-of-intellect model which classifies intellectual traits among three dimensions: operations, contents, and products.…” “Planning, Attention-arousal, and Simultaneous-successive (PASS) Model of Intelligence … This model has been developed by J.P. Das, Jack Naglieri, and Kirby (1994). According to this model, intellectual activity involves the interdependent functioning of three neurological systems, called the functional units of brain. These units are responsible for arousal/attention, coding or processing, and planning respectively.…” |