Estimating One's Own and One's Relatives' Multiple Intelligence: a Cross-Cultural Study from East Timor and Portugal

• Félix Neto ^[1] ; Adrian Furnham ^[2] ; Maria da Conceição Antunes ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidade Do Porto

     Universidade Do Porto

     Santo Ildefonso, Portugal

     
  2. [2] University College London

     University College London

     Reino Unido

     
• Localización: The Spanish Journal of Psychology, ISSN 1138-7416, Vol. 12, Nº. 2, 2009, págs. 518-527
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1017/s113874160000189x
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  • español

    Este estudio examinó las estimaciones de la inteligencia general y de las inteligencias múltiples, tanto la propia como la de los padres. 323 estudiantes de Timor Oriental y 183 estudiantes de Portugal estimaron su propia puntuación de CI y la de sus padres en cada una de las'inteligencias múltiples de Gardner. Los varones creían que eran más inteligentes que las mujeres en inteligencia matemática (lógica), espacial y naturalista. Había diferencias culturales claras y consistentes. Tal y como se esperaba, los portugueses se asignaron puntuaciones más altas a sí mismos y a sus familias que los timoreses. Los participantes de ambas culturas asignaban a sus padres puntuaciones más altas en inteligencia global que a sus madres. Se comentan las implicaciones de estos resultados para la educación y la auto-presentación.

  • English

    This study examined estimates of their own, and their parents' general and multiple intelligences. Three hundred and twenty three students from East Timor, and one hundred eighty three students from Portugal estimated their own, and their parents' IQ scores on each of Gardner's ten multiple intelligences. Men believed they were more intelligent than were women on mathematical (logical), spatial, and naturalistic intelligence. There were consistent and clear culture differences. Portuguese gave higher self, and family ratings than Timorese, as expected. Participants of both cultures rated overall intelligence of their father higher than that of their mother. Implications of these results for education and self-presentations are considered.

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