Sensitivity to the sounds, rhythms, and meaning of words and the functions of language
Poet, journalist
Logico-mathematical
Sensitivity to, and capacity to detect, logical or numerical patterns; ability to handle long chains of logical reasoning
Mathematician
Musical
Ability to produce and appreciate pitch, rhythm (or melody), and aesthetic quality of the forms of musical expressiveness
Instrumentalist, composer
Spatial
Ability to perceive the visual-spatial world accurately, to perform transformations on those perceptions, and to re-create aspects of visual experience in the absence of relevant stimuli
Sculptor, navigator
Bodily-kinesthetic
Ability to use the body skillfully for expressive as well as goal-directed purposes; ability to handle objects skillfully
Dancer, athlete
Naturalist
Ability to recognize and classify all varieties of animals. minerals, and plants
Biologist
Interpersonal
Ability to detect and respond appropriately to the moods, temperaments, motivations, and intentions of others
Therapist, salesperson
Intrapersonal
Ability to discriminate complex inner feelings and to use them to guide one’s own behaviour; knowledge of one’s own strengths, weaknesses, desires, and intelligences