intrapersonal
(adjective)
Within the mind of an individual person
Examples of intrapersonal in the following topics:
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The Eight Intelligences
- Although Gardner classifies interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligences separately, there is a lot of interplay between the two and they are often grouped together.
- Intrapersonal Intelligence, simply put, is the ability to know oneself.
- To exhibit strength in Intrapersonal Intelligence, an individual must be able to understand their own emotions, motivations, and be aware of their own strengths and weaknesses.
- Teachers can assign reflective activities, such as journaling to awaken students' Intrapersonal Intelligence.
- An individual should tap into their other intelligences to completely express their Intrapersonal Intelligence.
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What is Multiple Intelligences Theory?
- The intelligences are Verbal/Linguistic, Logical/Mathematical, Visual/Spatial, Bodily-Kinesthetic, Musical, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Naturalistic, and Existential.
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Social Psychology
- The field of social psychology studies topics at both the intrapersonal level (pertaining to the individual), such as emotions and attitudes, and the interpersonal level (pertaining to groups), such as aggression and attraction.
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Defining Communication
- Note that this does not apply to intrapersonal communication such as diaries or self-talk that occurs without interactions with others.
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Defining Intelligence
- In 1983, Howard Gardner published a book on multiple intelligence that breaks intelligence down into at least eight different modalities: logical, linguistic, spatial, musical, kinesthetic, naturalist, interpersonal, and intrapersonal intelligences.
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Theories of Multiple Intelligence
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Informal Groups
- Group members may display and encourage bad works habits and attitudes, and groups may foster interpersonal and intrapersonal conflict.
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Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom
- The journal assignment, also a student-centered activity, is designed to enhance students' Intrapersonal Intelligence by prompting them to reflect on their feelings and experiences in relation to the Civil Rights movement.
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Current Issues and Debates in Psychology
- Behavior can be normal for an individual (intrapersonal normality) when it is consistent with the most common behavior for that person, even if that behavior leads to negative consequences.