title: Estimating one's own and one's relatives' multiple intelligence: a cross-cultural study from East Timor and Portugal.
abstract: This study examined estimates of their own, and their parents' general and multiple intelligences. Three hundred and twenty three students from East Timor, and one hundred eighty three students from Portugal estimated their own, and their parents' IQ scores on each of Gardner's ten multiple intelligences. Men believed they were more intelligent than were women on mathematical (logical), spatial, and naturalistic intelligence. There were consistent and clear culture differences. Portuguese gave higher self, and family ratings than Timorese, as expected. Participants of both cultures rated overall intelligence of their father higher than that of their mother. Implications of these results for education and self-presentations are considered.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Manuel Pereira da Silva, 4200-392 Porto, Portugal. fneto@fpce.up.pt
authors.forename: Félix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Neto
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Furnham
authors.forename: Maria da Conceição
authors.initials: Mda C
authors.lastname: Pinto
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001076:Aptitude; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D007600:Judgment; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011174:Portugal; D012649:Self Concept; D012945:Social Values; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D049648:Timor-Leste; D055815:Young Adult