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A+ paper, “first time I have ever laughed out loud to this writing assignment”
Tom Mroz
Intro to Psychology
Mr. Fry
March 30, 2011
Analysis of My Intelligence Scores
Multiple Intelligence Inventory: I like to think highly of myself, and I will not deny it. The category I had the most checks in was the Logical-Mathematical Intelligence area. I had nine out of ten checks in this area. I know I am not the most intelligent person when it comes to math; however, when it comes to basic mathematics I think I do well for myself. As I grew up, every math class I have taken I received the nickname “the human calculator”. When I worked for Pepsi as a merchandiser, I would come up with display orders within just a minute or so. I do not believe in god, and I do not believe in any idea of the afterlife, or anything else without a rational explanation. This is why I am not surprised I almost had every check in this area.
In the Interpersonal Intelligence area I also scored nine checks out of ten. I feel like most people would score high in this area, because I feel the questions were not specific enough. I am not anti social, but like most people if you put me in a group of people I do not know I would most likely be quiet. However, if there was a few of my friends there with me in that crowd, I would be the life of party. I am very comfortable around the people I know, and I have many close friends. My closest friends always come to me for relationship advice, and sometimes even family advice. When it comes to work or even a simple backyard game, I find myself taking the leadership role. I manage ten lifeguards at Lake La Donna Family Campground, and not only am I just their boss, but being the oldest I find myself helping them in everyday life situations.
In the Bodily Kinesthetic Intelligence area, I was able to check off eight out of the ten possible. I could not imagine my life without physical activities. I would have nothing to look forward to during my long drawn out weeks. I work out as much as I can, but I always enjoy participating in team sports. On Sundays I play flag football, while during the week my friends and I get together to play basketball whenever possible My entire life has revolved around sports, and camping. Which I guess camping could also be considered a sport to some. The campground I work at during the summer has a rope-swing, and I love to do crazy flips and other daredevil tricks off of it. When I workout or even go for a walk I find myself day dreaming about the goals I hope to accomplish in life.
Lastly, I would like to include that I was only able to check off 2 statements in the musical intelligence area, and the same for the linguistic Intelligence area. I am sure this would not surprise you according to my writing abilities. I love to listen to music, but if you put an instrument in front of me, I would not know the first thing to do with it. I think I am tone-deaf, and god help you if you ever encounter me on karaoke night.
STERNBERGS’S CHECKLISTS:
Practical problem solving: In this section I scored a one hundred eleven. When I divided by 15 that gave me a 7.4, which, I did in my head! I would have to consider this a pretty high score. I am a very reasonable person, and I always keep my head held high with optimism. I also do my best to keep an open mind about both sides of an argument. I do not think I am perfect, but damn am I close.
Verbal ability: This section I got a 55 (divided by 10 gives me a 5.5, much lower than my Practical Problem Solving Score). I believe I hold conversations well, but I feel my vocabulary is elementary for my age. The only time I read as a leisure activity, is when I come across articles about sports. I think I am a decent writer when I am emotionally involved in what I am writing about, but I believe if I had more time in my day my papers would be much better.
Social Competence: This section my score was even better than the Practical problem solving section, in which I received a 114 (divided by 13 is an 8.9, my highest score by far). I like everyone, and I have no enemies. I am one to forgive and to forget. I accept everyone no matter what race, ethnicity, or even if I cannot simply identify with them. I love to listen to others talk about what they believe in. Even though I may disagree, I always let the person know that does not change how I feel about them as a person. I am very curious when it comes to others, because I find it to be very educational. I find life too short to be upset or angry. I also believe that money is power, and without it we will never be able to have an impact on the world. I am always on time no matter the importance of the occasion. I also like to think I am sensitive and honest to myself and others as well. I may not be the brightest, but I do know when I want to be the best at something I will do everything in my power to prove it!I had my girlfriend take this test with me, but instead of taking the test as her own, she took the test based on what she knows about me. We agreed on majority of the statements, and only disagreed on a handful of the statements. I will justify my opening statement of this paper with these Emotional Intelligence Scores.
My Emotional Intelligence score was a whopping 32, which did not surprise me one bit. I knew this was a definite strength before I even tallied it up. I am aware of my emotions at all times, and I never let them get in my way.
I scored a perfect 36 in the managing emotions portion of the evaluation, who would have thought? Like I said before, I do not let my emotions get the best of me. There is way too much life ahead of me to let things bother me in the prime of my life. When I was younger I used to be extremely emotional. I went through counseling, and apparently it worked. I sometimes find myself trying to force myself to cry. This is one emotion I need to work on.
My self-motivation score was a 35, which is a definite strength of mine. The important things in my life always come first. If I work hard for something, I reward myself to help motivate myself to keep working towards my dreams. When I do something stupid, I do my best to work off of those mistakes. I remind myself that mistakes happen, in which I learn from these mistakes.
My empathy score was a 26, which is about average, I was not surprised, because people tend to make things a bigger deal than they really are. I will be empathetic when I need to, and I am not about to be fake. I am who I am, and that is not about to change because your boyfriend broke up with you. I will feel bad for you, when something “real” happens to you. This is why my score did not surprise me.
I scored a 34 in the coaching others emotions category. This was also a definite strength; however, I am not sure if it is 100 percent accurate. I am good at making people understand exactly what I said in the empathy category. I am great at letting them know that things will work out, and that their making it more severe than it really needs to be. I guess that could be a good thing sometimes, but some tend think I do not care about how they feel. It is not that I do not care, it is the fact that I know things will be okay.
