Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Psychology

Chapter

Variations in Psychological Attributes

Question:
Which model represents 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:
Sternberg’s triarchic theory of intelligence represents the information-processing approach to understand intelligence. The other three theories re representations of the psychometric approach to understanding intelligent behavior.