He stated that people are simply good at a variety of skills, although some individuals may have higher levels of specialized intelligences more in the spheres than others. ("Charles Spearman," Major Theories of Intelligence, 2004) in other words, a gifted musician can also be a gifted poet, but these are still different intelligences -- Spearman, in contrast, would suggest the two are interrelated. Spearman also came up with another term known as the "s" factor. This he said was the factor devoted to "specific skills and information" needed to perform intellectual tasks. Thus, even Spearman allowed that there were multiple factors that went into an individuals' success in life and on intelligence tests. But he felt that overall scores on IQ tests, however specific were highly saturated with "g" an intelligence that pervades all tasks. Thus, the most important information to have about a person's intellectual ability is an estimate of their "g" rather than any knowledge of their particular an innate mastery of the flute of factoring an equation. (Plucker, 2004)

Thus, may be concluded there are two forms of intelligence gathering in psychology. Those such as Spearman often called "lumpers" view intelligence as the general capacity for to acquire...

"Splitters" such as Gardner view intelligence as made up of many different types of separate abilities. ("Charles Spearman," Major Theories of Intelligence, 2004) Although both allow for a higher proficiency in a variety of subjects, of the existence of so-called 'Renaissance people," Gardner's theory has come into greater favor, simply because it seems more flexible and human -- perhaps more in line with the acceptable notion that every individual has a potentially rich contribution to make in a specific area, even if he or she cannot excel at all things equally well.
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Gardner, Howard. (1984) Multiple Intelligences.

Learning Center. (2004) "Howard Gardner: Seven Intelligence Model" Retrieved on October 24, 2004 at http://www2.wmin.ac.uk/eic/learningskills/cognition/learning_styles/howard_model.html

Plucker, T. (2004) "Charles Spearman." Human Intelligence. Retrieved on October 24, 2004 at http://www.indiana.edu/~intell/spearman.shtml

Spearman, Howard. (1904) General Intelligence, Objectively Determined and Measured.