Chukchi Husky
Lone Wolf
I don't know what any of them mean.
Which intelligence is most important for you?
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kingjoshi
King
Here, intelligence is part of the brain designed to handle certain aspects. For example, there are people that cannot recognize faces, but can recognize other objects. Because there are enough of these people and we know what parts of their brains are damaged and we can see brain activity in those regions in well functioning people, we can assume that face recognition is an intelligence. It's a specific function the human brain is programmed to do.
These 7 intelligences are not the only types of intelligence, but they're the general types. Most humans have varying levels in each type. Some people are savants in specific categories and some lack even basic intelligence in a few categories. And even within this categories, it's possible to get more specific regarding brain functioning.
Body-Kinetic
This is in regards to how well we have the ability to control our body. It's one thing to know we want to move our right and one way or fingers another, but the intelligence (brain capabilities) is another. Surgeons would need great control with their fingers. Pianists, violinists and other musicians as well. Dancers and exceptional athletes. We all have basic capabilities, some are much better at it and some lack the basic functioning. This is beyond just physical capabilties, but how the brain processes whatever information your ears and eyes receives and how it can handle doing the task you set out to do.
Linguistic
When you're writing a poem, how easy it is to get the words you want? When making an extemporaneous speech, how free flowing do the words come while maintaining grammar, eloquence, etc. How easy is it to make word analogies or reason using words? How easy is learning grammar for your native language and foreign languages? There was a person that went to the UN and could speak 26 languages fluently. It's much easier to learn languages when immersed in multi-lingual societies. However, for some writers, poets, linguits and others, this capabilities comes much more naturally.
Visual-Spacial
When driving or going places, how well can you visualize where you going and have an internal map in your head? If you were an navigator on long voyages, this intelligence would be very useful. When painting and drawing, seeing colors and designs and rearranging shapes. When redecorating the room or reorganizing the fridge, knowing the shapes and sizes of objects and mentally manipulating them. This is a broader category then others, in my opinion.
Musical
I think we've all heard of musical savants. There abilities to manipulate notes and music in their heads at early ages. It's something I lack greatly. I know the words but barely understand what they mean: keys, melodies, etc..
Logical-Mathematical
This is well known and self-explanetory.
Interpersonal
How well can you notice people's moods and feelings? How well can you notice what someone is thinking through body language? How well can you deal and cope with others and their various attitudes? Car salesmen, politicians, confidants, etc. Some people are exceptional athletes, but have no ability to work in a team.
Intrapersonal
How well do you know yourself? How honest can you be with yourself? How much influence and control do you have over yourself? Some people are brilliant in math, but have little emotional control. They might go off on someone and not know why or how to control themselves.
These 7 intelligences are not the only types of intelligence, but they're the general types. Most humans have varying levels in each type. Some people are savants in specific categories and some lack even basic intelligence in a few categories. And even within this categories, it's possible to get more specific regarding brain functioning.
Body-Kinetic
This is in regards to how well we have the ability to control our body. It's one thing to know we want to move our right and one way or fingers another, but the intelligence (brain capabilities) is another. Surgeons would need great control with their fingers. Pianists, violinists and other musicians as well. Dancers and exceptional athletes. We all have basic capabilities, some are much better at it and some lack the basic functioning. This is beyond just physical capabilties, but how the brain processes whatever information your ears and eyes receives and how it can handle doing the task you set out to do.
Linguistic
When you're writing a poem, how easy it is to get the words you want? When making an extemporaneous speech, how free flowing do the words come while maintaining grammar, eloquence, etc. How easy is it to make word analogies or reason using words? How easy is learning grammar for your native language and foreign languages? There was a person that went to the UN and could speak 26 languages fluently. It's much easier to learn languages when immersed in multi-lingual societies. However, for some writers, poets, linguits and others, this capabilities comes much more naturally.
Visual-Spacial
When driving or going places, how well can you visualize where you going and have an internal map in your head? If you were an navigator on long voyages, this intelligence would be very useful. When painting and drawing, seeing colors and designs and rearranging shapes. When redecorating the room or reorganizing the fridge, knowing the shapes and sizes of objects and mentally manipulating them. This is a broader category then others, in my opinion.
Musical
I think we've all heard of musical savants. There abilities to manipulate notes and music in their heads at early ages. It's something I lack greatly. I know the words but barely understand what they mean: keys, melodies, etc..
Logical-Mathematical
This is well known and self-explanetory.
Interpersonal
How well can you notice people's moods and feelings? How well can you notice what someone is thinking through body language? How well can you deal and cope with others and their various attitudes? Car salesmen, politicians, confidants, etc. Some people are exceptional athletes, but have no ability to work in a team.
Intrapersonal
How well do you know yourself? How honest can you be with yourself? How much influence and control do you have over yourself? Some people are brilliant in math, but have little emotional control. They might go off on someone and not know why or how to control themselves.
Rambuchan
The Funky President
I voted Interpersonal. It's important and I've been fairly well blessed with it. It's essential for my work and of course for play.
I also value my linguistic intelligence, it plays into interpersonal I guess, and have used that to good effect in both work and play.
My spatial-visual intelligence makes me love art and indulge myself in art all the more. In fact, I'm told I have quite unusual eye sight (it's very long range for starters) and I guess this has played its part too.
Mathematics is something which doesn't come nearly as easily for me, so I'd have voted for that if the question was solely about which you'd want to improve more.
I also value my linguistic intelligence, it plays into interpersonal I guess, and have used that to good effect in both work and play.
My spatial-visual intelligence makes me love art and indulge myself in art all the more. In fact, I'm told I have quite unusual eye sight (it's very long range for starters) and I guess this has played its part too.
Mathematics is something which doesn't come nearly as easily for me, so I'd have voted for that if the question was solely about which you'd want to improve more.
Chukchi Husky
Lone Wolf
I don't have any intelligence.
kingjoshi
King
Chukchi Husky said:
If true, that'd be quite a perceptive statement for someone to make. Especially without intelligence!
If not true, then that just means you have intelligence.
classical_hero
In whom I trust
Naturally I would say Music.
thetrooper
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Chukchi Husky said:
What you lack is self esteem, not intelligence.
Cheer up Chukchi Husky! You're among friends here.
Sophie 378
Avvie by ybbor
As soon as I saw
I decided to answer Manganese or Molybdenum, just to be difficult. Then I saw:Perfection said:
Fifty said:
Urederra said:
....Abgar said:Potassium
so it's hardly funny at all now...Anyway, the one I'd be most gutted if I suddenly lost it is Logical-Mathematical. Yes I am a girl. If I could no longer understand and integrate all the things I'm learning in biochem, I would be so upset with myself. Probably in that vein is also visual-spacial: I find it very interesting and important to be able to hold a 3D moving working model of all the things we study. I love my mental model of ATP synthase - it's amazingly complicated, but tremendous fun to mentally manipulate. After that linguistic (I enjoy being able to express myself and appreciate others' subtle communications) and musical (the sense of a pattern forming is wonderful as you help create it). I feel a bit worried at having these last so low down on the priorities list: intrapersonal, intrapersonal and body-kinetic. I'm not sure how far apart they are on the list - not very. I value them all pretty highly. I wish there was a test for how strong you are in each of these, and for how much you value each - it would be interesting to see a graph with seven axes and two data plots!
The Last Conformist
Irresistibly Attractive
Seven-dimensional plots make my head hurt.
Danghis Khan
Your Friendly Pillager
Yeah Sophie is right you guys already took all the good elements, but at least no body took Thallium yet.
Oh, and I'm not too surprised that an internet forum picked logical-mathematical. But I'm guessing that for those that picked interpersonal it's out of envy?
Oh, and I'm not too surprised that an internet forum picked logical-mathematical. But I'm guessing that for those that picked interpersonal it's out of envy?
Fifty
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I started the element thing so I'm clearly the coolest! Not to mention that I actually chose among the ones Perf listed instead of choosing some stupid worthless element that nobody cares about!!!
You guys are so dull with your logical mathematical! Wouldn't you rather all be sports stars!?
You guys are so dull with your logical mathematical! Wouldn't you rather all be sports stars!?
Abaddon
Deity
Body then i could play football for Barcelona!
Danghis Khan
Your Friendly Pillager
slozenger said:
So I'm guessing your second choice is linguistic?
Fifty
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
my overall ranking:
1. Body-Kinesthetic, so I can play in the NBA and hopefully become the "white, basketball version" of Terrell Owens
2. Visual-Spatial, because it would also help a lot in sports.
3. interpersonal, for sex
4. Linguistic, so I can be really good at insulting people and talking crap on the basketball court
5. logical-mathematical, so I can at least know enough about finances to keep reasonable track of my cashflow.
6. intrapersonal, maybe even as my 6th highest intelligence it would still be enough to stop myself from doing coke and all that other crazy stuff!
7. musical, because who gives a crap about music anyways besides teenagers?
1. Body-Kinesthetic, so I can play in the NBA and hopefully become the "white, basketball version" of Terrell Owens
2. Visual-Spatial, because it would also help a lot in sports.
3. interpersonal, for sex
4. Linguistic, so I can be really good at insulting people and talking crap on the basketball court
5. logical-mathematical, so I can at least know enough about finances to keep reasonable track of my cashflow.
6. intrapersonal, maybe even as my 6th highest intelligence it would still be enough to stop myself from doing coke and all that other crazy stuff!
7. musical, because who gives a crap about music anyways besides teenagers?
Rambuchan
The Funky President
I do.
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Fifty
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rambuchan said:I do.
eh well I thought you were a teenager... and besides what kind of a NBA player would I be if I didn't release a horrendous rap album, and I'm not going to beable to make a horrendous album unless I suck at music.
Abaddon
Deity
Woops- thats scary, it wasnt even a typo! I think im hyperdsylexic TBHDanghis Khan said:So I'm guessing your second choice is linguistic?
Danghis Khan
Your Friendly Pillager
3. interpersonal, for sex
As an NBA star I don't think you need to worry about the interpersonal stuff, besides girls go for jerks anyway (just ask Pasi), so a lower interpersonal may even help.
As an NBA star I don't think you need to worry about the interpersonal stuff, besides girls go for jerks anyway (just ask Pasi), so a lower interpersonal may even help.
I tend to be very logical, but I suck at math... 
What kind of intelligence do I have?
What kind of intelligence do I have?
The Last Conformist
Irresistibly Attractive
Well, you're a lawyer, so one'd assume economical.FredLC said:I tend to be very logical, but I suck at math...
What kind of intelligence do I have?
