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Piaget vs. Gardner Which view do you think best describes childhood intelligence - Piaget's view or the Nature verses Nurture discussion or Gardener's multiple intelligences? Explain your answer. When considering intelligence, Piaget focuses on the mental processes that occur, rather than on the actual measure of the intellect. He uses four areas to define intelligence where Gardner defines eight. For Piaget these areas are a biological approach to looking at intelligence, the succession of the …

…must not restrict attention to solving problems that have been posed by others; we must consider equally the capacity of individuals to fashion products -- scientific experiments, effective organizations -- that draw on one or more human intelligences. The elastic band can accommodate such broadening as well." References: Gardner, H. (1999). Who Owns Intelligence? Retrieved April 19, 2003 from http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/99feb/intel.htm Vander Zanden, J.W. (2003). Human development (7th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.