Types of Intelligence

Eight Kinds of Intelligence

1. Verbal-Linguistic Intelligence

•	The ability to read, write, and communicate with words
•	The ability to use language to express one’s thoughts and to understand other people orally or in writing
•	They tend to learn best by reading, taking notes, listening to lectures, and discussion and debate.
•	This intelligence is high in writers, lawyers, philosophers, journalists, politicians and teachers.

2. Visual-Spatial Intelligence

•	The ability to think in pictures and visualize future results
•	The ability to imagine things in your mind’s eye
•	The ability to perceive spatial information
•	Those with strong spatial intelligence are often proficient at solving puzzles. This intelligence is high in artists, photographers, pilots, painters and architects.

3. Logical-Mathematical Intelligence

•	The ability to reason and calculate
•	Enables individuals to use and appreciate abstract relations
•	The ability to manipulate numbers, quantities, operations, etc.
•	Many scientists, mathematicians, engineers, doctors and economists function in this level of intelligence.

4. Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence

•	Allows individuals to use all or part of one’s body to create products, solve problems, or present ideas and emotions.
•	Using the body in highly differentiated ways for expressive, recreational, or goal directed purposes
•	People who have this intelligence usually enjoy acting or performing, and in general they are good at building and making things.
•	Careers which suit those with this intelligence include athletes, dancers, actors, surgeons, builders and soldiers.

5. Musical-Rhythmic Intelligence

•	The ability to create, communicate, and understand meanings made out of sound, the ability to compose music, to sing, and to keep rhythm & the ability to hear music, tones, and larger musical patterns.
•	Since there is a strong auditory component to this intelligence, they learn best via lecture. They will often use songs or rhythms to learn and memorize information, and may work best with music playing in the background.
•	Careers which suit those with this intelligence include instrumentalists, singers, disc-jockeys, and composers.

6. Naturalistic Intelligence

•	Allows one to distinguish among, classify, and use features of the environment
•	The ability to discriminate among living things and to see patterns in the natural world
•	Careers which suit those with this intelligence include wild Life Photographer, naturalists, conservationists, gardeners and farmers.

7. Inter Personal Intelligence

•	Enables individuals to recognize and make distinctions among others’ feelings and intentions
•	The ability to work effectively with others and display empathy
•	Careers which suit those with this intelligence include politicians, managers, teachers, and social workers.

8. Intra Personal Intelligence

•	The ability to distinguish among an individual’s own feelings, to accurate mental models of themselves, and use them to make decisions about life.
•	The capacity to know one’s self, Careers which suit those with this intelligence include philosophers, psychologists, theologians, writers and scientists.