Gender differences in self-rated and partner-rated multiple intelligences: a Portuguese replication
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1Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr Manuel Pereira da Silva, 4200-392 Porto, Portugal. fneto@fpce.up.pt
Abstract:
The authors examined gender differences and the influence of intelligence quotient (IQ) test experience in the self and partner estimation of H. Gardner's (1999) 10 multiple intelligences. Portuguese students (N = 190) completed a brief questionnaire developed on the basis of an instrument used in previous research (A. Furnham, 2001). Three of the 10 self-estimates yielded significant gender differences. Men believed they were more intelligent than were women on mathematical (logical), spatial, and naturalistic intelligence. Those who had previously completed an IQ test gave higher self-estimates on 2 of the 10 estimates. Factor analysis of the 10 and then 8 self-estimated scores did not confirm Gardner's 3-factor classification of multiple intelligences in this sample.
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