A major criticism of Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences is that
A) the various "intelligences" do not assess intelligence in terms of mental age versus chronological age.
B) his theory prizes "book smarts" at the expense of other types of intelligences.
C) his theory may make sense when applied to children but does not work well when assessing adults.
D) it is difficult to know how many intelligences there really are, unless there are objective criteria to help us decide between an "intelligence" and a "skill," "talent," or "ability."

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One major criticism of Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences is that it is difficult to distinguish between an "intelligence" and a "skill," "talent," or "ability." This makes it unclear how many intelligences there really are, and whether they truly represent different cognitive abilities or just different ways of expressing the same underlying intelligence.

A Major Criticism of Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences