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level: Theories of Intelligence

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level questions: Theories of Intelligence

Question	Answer
Intelligence is an aggregate of abilities	Psychometric Approach
Describes processes people use in intellectual reasoning and problem solving	Information-Processing Approach
One similar set of abilities which can be used for solving any or every problem in an individual's environment	Uni/One factor theory by Alfred Binet
Intelligence consists of general factors and specific factors, formulated using statistical method	Two factor theory by Charles Spearman
Mental operations that are primary and common to all performances	g-factor
Specific abilities allowing one to excel in specific domains	s-factor
Intelligence consists of seven primary abilities which are relatively independent of each other	Theory of Primary Abilities by Louis Thurstone
Abilities operate at two levels - level I ( associative learning ) and level II ( cognitive competence )	Hierarchical Model of Intelligence by Arthur Jensen
Classification of traits among three dimensions- operations, contents and products	Structure of Intellect model by J.P Guilford
Refers to what respondent does - cognition, memory recording, memory retention	Operations
Refers to nature of material or information on which intellectual operations are performed	Contents
The form in which the information is processed	Product
Different types of intelligences exist which interact and work together to find a solution	Theory of Multiple Intelligences by Howard Gardner
Skills involved in production and use of language	Lingusitic
Skills in scientific thinking and problem solving	Logical-Mathematical
Skills in forming visual images and patterns	Spatial
Sensitivity to musical rhythms and patterns	Musical
Awareness of one's own feelings, motives, and desires	Intrapersonal
Sensitivity to subtle aspects of other's behaviours	Interpersonal
Sensitivity to features of the natural world	Naturalistic
Three types of basic intelligence - componential, experiential and contextual	Triarchic Theory of Intelligence by Robert Sternberg
Analysis of information to solve problems involving knowledge acquisition, higher order component and performance component	Componential/Analytical intelligence
Using past experiences creatively to solve novel problems and integrating different experiences in a original way	Experiential/Creative Intelligence
Ability to deal with environmental demands encountered on daily basis	Contextual/ Practical Intelligence
Intellectual activity involves interdependent functioning of the functional units of brain	PASS Model of Intelligence by JP Das, Jack Naglieri and Kirby
Enable a person to process information	Arousal and attention
Perceiving the relations among various concepts and integrating them into a meaningful pattern for comprehension	Simultaneous processing
Remembering all the information serially so that recall of one leads to recall of another	Successive processing
Allows us to think of possible courses of action, implement them to reach a target, and evaluate their effectiveness	Planning
Cognitive Assessment System	CAS