The structure-of-intellect model classifies intellectual traits among three dimensions. How many factors have been classified under ‘operations’ dimension?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → 6
J.P. Guilford’s structure-of-intellect model places every intellectual ability on three dimensions: operations (what the person does), contents (the kind of material worked on) and products (the form in which the result comes out). The operations are six:
cognition
memory recording
memory retention
divergent production
convergent production
evaluation
Contents are five (visual, auditory, symbolic, semantic, behavioural) and products are six, so the model has 6 × 5 × 6 = 180 cells.
Tip: Learn the model as 6-5-6 in the order operations, contents, products; the 180 cells then follow at once.
NCERT (2025-26): “Theories of Intelligence … J.P. Guilford proposed the structure-of-intellect model which classifies intellectual traits among three dimensions: operations, contents, and products. Operations are what the respondent does. These include cognition, memory recording, memory retention, divergent production, convergent production, and evaluation. Contents refer to the nature of materials or information on which intellectual operations are performed. These include visual, auditory, symbolic (e.g., letters, numbers), semantic (e.g., words) and behavioural (e.g., information about people’s behaviour, attitudes, needs, etc.). Products refer to the form in which information is processed by the respondent. Products are classified into units, classes, relations, systems, transformations, and implications. Since this classification (Guilford, 1988) includes 6´5´6 categories, therefore, the model has 180 cells.…” |