Describe One of the Arguments For, and an Argument Against

question 47

Essay

Describe one of the arguments for, and an argument against, the existence of general and multiple intelligences.
Against multiple intelligences: not enough research; often people who are good in one thing are good in others; why choose only those picked out by Sternberg and/or Gardner?

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Definitions:

Pigouvian Tax

A tax imposed on activities that generate negative externalities, intended to correct an inefficient market outcome by internalizing the external costs.

Efficient Level

A point at which resources are allocated in the most effective manner, maximizing output without wasting resources.

Excludable

A characteristic of a good or service that allows its owner to prevent others from using it without permission.

Nonrival

A characteristic of a good whereby one person's consumption does not diminish the availability of the good for consumption by others.