The view that traditional conceptions of intelligence need to be broadened to include special abilities or talents is most consistent with:
A)the psychometric approach to intelligence
B)Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences
C)the cognitive approach to intelligence
D)Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence

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Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences proposes that traditional conceptions of intelligence are too narrow and should include special abilities or talents such as musical, spatial, or interpersonal intelligence. This is in contrast to the psychometric approach which focuses on intelligence as a general cognitive ability that can be measured with intelligence tests, the cognitive approach which emphasizes mental processes such as attention, perception, and memory, and Sternberg's triarchic theory which emphasizes practical intelligence, creative intelligence, and analytical intelligence.

The View That Traditional Conceptions of Intelligence Need to Be