General Psychology Chapter 12
Chapter 12 is about individuality. 3 of the main focuses are multiple intelligences, preferences, and temperament. These three aspects are reflective strategies that can contribute to self-understanding and classifying you personality. The term multiple intelligences is used by Gardner, an education psychologist, to differentiate human talents into categories. While most education psychologist agree that intelligence is biological, Gardner claims that intelligence can also be influence by one culture or surrounding. The types of multiple intelligence includes logical-mathematical, linguistic, musical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalist, and existential(proposed). The chapter also offers activities that enhance each of the intelligences. In example, the multiple intelligence I most relate to is interpersonal intelligence. One activity that is recommended I do to enhance my intelligence is to engage in multicultural experience, which I already do through local art projects. In my career I meet people from many different backgrounds with the most interesting stories. Through this I learn
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Order and responsibility are important to Guardians. They value routines, tradition, and careful planning. Artisans are flexible but impulsive. They are spontaneous, free, and like action. The book describes Idealists as "usually optimistic and romantic and try to bring out the best in others. They encourage harmony and dislike conflict. Idealists are diplomatic, cooperative, sensitive, and enthusiastic". Rationalist value knowledge and proficiency. They like knowing and being in control. In high school I feel like I have had a few teachers that categorize themselves as rationalist. They were also however condescending and not very pleasant to be around. Not all rationalists are terrible, but those where the most impressionable of the type I have
Order and responsibility are important to Guardians. They value routines, tradition, and careful planning. Artisans are flexible but impulsive. They are spontaneous, free, and like action. The book describes Idealists as "usually optimistic and romantic and try to bring out the best in others. They encourage harmony and dislike conflict. Idealists are diplomatic, cooperative, sensitive, and enthusiastic". Rationalist value knowledge and proficiency. They like knowing and being in control. In high school I feel like I have had a few teachers that categorize themselves as rationalist. They were also however condescending and not very pleasant to be around. Not all rationalists are terrible, but those where the most impressionable of the type I have