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What are the 9 types of intelligence?

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We were always made to think of intelligence to be a straitjacketed concept. Those who performed great academically were deemed the only intelligent people in the society, but gone are the days of ignorance. Recent studies suggest that there are 9 different types of intelligence in existence, which are all equally as intelligent as intelligent should be. Let us find out what they are and how they manifest in different people.   Intelligence can be divided into 9 types, namely:   Spatial Bodily- Kinaesthetic   Musical Linguistic Logical-mathematical Interpersonal   Intra-personal Naturalist Existential   Spatial Intelligence - Visualizing the world in 3 Dimensions.   Strengths – Visual and spatial knowledge and judgement.   Characteristics – 1. Is good at drawing   2. Good at solving puzzles   3. Great at recognizing patterns   4. Easily interprets visuals and their meanings   Spatial intelli