

Human: What is your understanding of different types of intelligence?

Assistant: The term “intelligence” encompasses a wide range of skills and talents related to problem solving, critical thinking, reasoning, and abstract reasoning.  While “intelligence” can be a somewhat vague and complex concept, there are many different theories and categories of intelligence that have been proposed over the years.  Some examples of categories of intelligence include mathematical, verbal, logical, interpersonal, emotional, and spatial intelligence.  A wide range of studies and theories over the years have shown that these types of intelligence all play an important role in both human success and wellbeing, and research today is ongoing to further understand the different kinds of intelligence and how they are related.

Human: What do you recognise as the most comprehensive and contemporary list of intelligence types then?

Assistant: 
The following types of intelligence have been identified in the literature as important and potentially distinct:  
There are a number of different psychological theories of general human intelligence and many attempts have been made to classify the different types.  A wide range of theorists and researchers over the years have proposed classifications including combinations of several basic categories, including those above.  According to Gordon Lyon's linquistic intelligence theory, intelligence is related to four basic categories, including analytical, interpersonal, creativity, and wisdom. Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligence proposes eight different categories, including linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and naturalist intelligence. Howard Gardner further breaks down the spatial intelligence category into different subareas such as visual-spatial and mathematical-scientific intelligence, as well as bodily-kinesthetic intelligence into three subareas such as muscular-motor, psychological-emotional, and gestural-coordination intelligence categories. 