3. My Response to the Results
I would generally agree with the results of the test; in fact I was fairly unsurprised
by them, and I believe they are a good reflection of me. My visual/spatial score
was quite high; this is reflected in the fact that I would consider myself having a
very good visual memory; I am very good at remembering maps and how features
are arranged and their proportions, and I can often recall the visual features of
things fairly accurately. Likewise, my logical scores are also very high, and this
mirrors in good part my skills in mathematics, debating, and problem solving, and
they are skills I exercise frequently. Since I also have a fine detail towards
grammar and word choice in my writing, and would consider myself a good
writer, this is reflected in my high linguistic score. My music score was toward the
lower side, and this might be a reflection of the fact that I am not very musically
inclined and do not play any musical instruments. Likewise, my interpersonal
intelligence was somewhat low as I tend to be more quiet and reserved, and prefer
to keep to myself. The others seem to fall in the middle because they neither seem
to be areas that I focus on nor neglect in performing my daily activities; I do not
see deficiencies or strengths in them. The scoring method was a bit unusual to me,
which might have affected by answers, but overall I think it is a fairly accurate
assessment.
4. Visual/Spatial
Sensation and Perception was a particularly
enjoyable chapter in which we had the opportunity
to learn about the structures of the sensory organs,
which was quite fascinating. One particular
activity that I would find enjoyable related to this
unit would be to take the various organs we are
learning about and have us label each of the
particular structures of the sensory organs (for
example, we could create poster-sized drawings of
the eye and then we could label the different parts
of the eye and note their functions). I believe this
would greatly relate to my visual/spatial
intelligence as I could very much apply my
abilities to this activity. Specifically, I would be
able, upon completion of the assignment, to
visually picture the positions of all the parts of the
sensory organs by drawing and labeling a picture,
which I believe could help me on tests when I am
trying to recall all the functions. To me, utilizing
my visual/spatial intelligence to know where the
structures are can help me understand their
functions, as I can infer the function by knowing
well where they are what they would likely do for
the sense, and trace through the steps of sensation
5. Linguistic
The chapter on the States of Consciousness was
enjoyable as I had the opportunity to understand the
true science behind sleep, which is something we do
quite often but find difficult to interpret ourselves. One
difficult aspect of learning this chapter, though, is
memorizing what happens at each stage of the sleep
cycle. Therefore, a good activity to perform would be
writing our own fictitious accounts of an individual
going through the course of sleep during a night, and
note what happens to that individual at each stage. We
could even include information on sleep disorders and
psychoactive drug use and record how it might affect
an individual and at which stages at the sleep cycle, or
even talk about the process of how the individual
might construct a dream during the REM stage. This
activity would meet my needs in linguistic intelligence
as it gives me the opportunity to creatively articulate
my ideas in a work that, through my writing style and
vocabulary inclusion, can help me remember all the
stages of sleep. For those who have linguistic
intelligence, their intelligence is reflected in their
writing and speech. If given the opportunity to write
down my ideas and apply psychological knowledge to
a situation I have created, I believe it could aid in my
comprehension of the material.
6. Logical
I enjoyed the sections we did on Statistics and
Conducting Intelligence Tests, as they relate very
much to my interests in mathematics. However, I
often had trouble remembering some of the
technical vocabulary associated with it and what it
referred to. Therefore, I believe a good activity to
conduct would be for the instructor to give us
examples of data and have us calculate statistics
from them (mean, standard deviation), or give us
scenarios of tests and have us, in a journal format,
assess the reliability and validity of those tests
with the calculated information. For example,
given a scenario of a certain test designed to
measure something, if given data, we would
calculate statistics, normalize the data, and
determine if it was valid and/or reliable. Since
mathematical and logical skills often require great
practice to make strong, such activities would
address my strengths in logical intelligence by
applying mathematical and reasoning skills in
order to assess the tests, which I believe, with
practice, could help me improve my knowing of
the information and would solidify it.
7. Works Cited
Visual-Spatial Image: Master Eye Associates (n.d.) Anatomy of the
Human Eye. In Master Eye Associates. Retrieved March 29, 2012,
from http://www.mastereyeassociates.com/eye-anatomy-eye-
problems/
Linguistic: Image: Altered States (n.d.) Altered States of
Consciousness. In altered-states.net. Retrieved March 30, 2012,
from http://altered-states.net/barry/newsletter156/index.htm
Information: Oracle ThinkQuest (1999). Linguistic Intelligence. In
Intelligence: How it Matters. Retrieved March 30, 2012, from
http://library.thinkquest.org/28237/linguistic.htm
Logical Image: Ling, D. L. (n.d.) Normal Distribution. In College of
Micronesia. Retrieved March 29, 2012, from
http://www.comfsm.fm/~dleeling/statistics/notes06.html
