In addition to psychometric tests, Gardner expanded the criteria for identifying a particular set of cognitive skills as a distinct type of intelligence to include
a. that the skills were part of a school curriculum.
b. that the skills might be selectively advanced in prodigies or selectively impaired in people with brain injury.
c. that the skills were present in infancy.
d. the existence of a specific brain area that controlled the particular aspect of intelligence.
Answer: b. that the skills might be selectively advanced in prodigies or selectively impaired in people with brain injury.
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