Cognitive Psychology
Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences helps us in determining the different forms of intelligences that human beings have. In case I get lost in the jungle of Amazon and meet the tribe who adore people with intelligence and eat them that are foolish then I would surely try to understand them. In order to save myself I would be using my visual abilities to determine the things that they consider to be intelligent. Observing the surrounding would help me in understanding whether they prefer Visual-Spatial Intelligence or not. Their way of talking would ensure the amount of verbal intelligence that they have (Cherry, 2018). The leisurely practices would allow me to have a better understanding of the activities that they think to be undertaken by intelligent people. Musical Intelligence is another form of intelligence put forward by Gardner and this would be easier for me recognize within this tribe. If they prefer such things as intelligent then it would become easier for me to cope with the situation. Hence, I would be utilizing these skills in order to save myself from the tribal people.
Answer 8.
In the process of language acquisition both nature and nurture has an equal amount of effect. It is believed that the ability to acquire languages is innate within every individual. A child acquires language from his surroundings and in this process environment or nature takes up the major space. While the rate at which the language would be learnt is decided through the amount of maturity that the individual has gained. There are a number of stages of language acquisition that a child needs to pass through before reaching perfection (Lidz & Gagliardi, 2015). The language or languages acquired during childhood gets perfection as they attain maturity. In addition to this there are a number of other things that is dependent on this environmental factor. The environment in which a child grows up decides the language that the child would be picking up. The way and frequency in which the language is spoken decides the rate at which the language might be developed. While the process of nurturing too is important as it makes a difference in the way the language is retained in the later part of the individual’s life. These two factors act with one another and help in proper acquisition of language.
References
Cherry, K. (2018). Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences. Verywellmind. Retrieved from: https://www.verywellmind.com/gardners-theory-of-multiple-intelligences-2795161
Lidz, J., & Gagliardi, A. (2015). How nature meets nurture: Universal grammar and statistical learning. Annu. Rev. Linguist., 1(1), 333-353.
