With which of the following statements would Howard Gardner and Robert Sternberg both agree?
A) Traditional IQ tests do not assess all of the different components of intelligence.
B) If a person is high in one component of intelligence, he or she will be high in all components of intelligence.
C) Though there are many types of intelligence, being "book smart" is by far the most important.
D) There is little or no correlation between intelligence and academic success.

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Both Howard Gardner and Robert Sternberg have proposed theories of multiple intelligences that go beyond the traditional concept of IQ and recognize that intelligence can take many different forms. They would agree that traditional IQ tests do not assess all of these different components of intelligence, as stated in option A. Option B is incorrect, as both Gardner and Sternberg emphasize that different components of intelligence can operate independently of each other. Option C is incorrect, as Gardner and Sternberg would argue that being "book smart" is just one type of intelligence and that other types (e.g. musical, kinesthetic, etc.) are equally important. Option D is also incorrect, as there is generally a positive correlation between intelligence and academic success, although it is not a perfect relationship.

With Which of the Following Statements Would Howard Gardner and Robert