Who was propounder of Multiple intelligence (Frames of Mind ) theory ?

Options

A. Howard Gardner
B. Alfred Binet
C. E L Thorndike
D. J P Guilford

Answer

A

Explanation

Howard Gardner proposed the model of multiple intelligence in his 1983 book Frames of Mind : The Theory of Multiple Intelligences .This theory differentiates human intelligence in to specific modalities rather than seeing intelligence as dominated by a single general ability .According to the theory an inelligence modality must fulfill eight criterias
Potential for brain isolation by brain damage
Place in evolutionary history ,
Presence of core operations ,
Susceptibility to encoding (symbolic expression ),
A distinct developmental progression ,
The existence of savants , prodigies and other exceptional people ,
Support from experimental psychology , and
Support from psychometric findings.