Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Psychology

Chapter

Variations in Psychological Attributes

Question:

Which model doe not represent a psychometric approach to understanding intelligent behavior?

Options:

Arthur Jensen's hierarchical model

Theory of primary mental abilities

Charles Spearman two-factor theory

Sternberg’s triarchic theory

Correct Answer:

Sternberg’s triarchic theory

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 4: Sternberg’s triarchic theory

Sternberg’s triarchic theory of intelligence represents the information-processing approach to understand intelligence (not psychometric approach). The other three theories are representations of the psychometric approach to understanding intelligent behavior.