Arrange in order the intellectual activity that involves the interdependent function of three neurological systems of the brain as given by Das & Naglieri:
A. Psychology test is announced by the teachers.
B. You try to understand and grasp the meaning & relationship & learn all the information seriously where required.
C. Arousal/Attention compels you to focus, read & revise your lessons.
D. Planning is activated by scheduling a time table and clear your doubts to meet with your goal.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A, C, B, D
In the PASS model of J.P. Das, Jack Naglieri and Kirby, intellectual activity involves the interdependent functioning of three neurological systems, responsible for arousal/attention, coding or processing, and planning. The statements follow a student through a test announced by the teacher.
(A) Psychology test is announced by the teachers. — The stimulus that sets the whole activity going comes first.
(C) Arousal/Attention compels you to focus, read & revise your lessons. — Arousal is basic to any behaviour: being told about a test arouses you to attend to the chapters and forces you to focus on reading, learning and revising them.
(B) You try to understand and grasp the meaning & relationship & learn all the information seriously where required. — This is simultaneous and successive processing: grasping the meaning and relationships of concepts, and learning information in a series. Processing comes after the information has been attended to.
(D) Planning is activated by scheduling a time table and clear your doubts to meet with your goal. — After the information is attended to and processed, planning is activated: setting goals, planning a time schedule of study and getting clarifications.
Note: The same question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2023 on 27-05-2023 (Slot 1).
NCERT (2025-26): “Planning, Attention-arousal, and Simultaneous-successive (PASS) Model of Intelligence … This model has been developed by J.P. Das, Jack Naglieri, and Kirby (1994). According to this model, intellectual activity involves the interdependent functioning of three neurological systems, called the functional units of brain. These units are responsible for arousal/attention, coding or processing, and planning respectively. Arousal/Attention : State of arousal is basic to any behaviour as it helps us in attending to stimuli. Arousal and attention enable a person to process information. An optimal level of arousal focuses our attention to the relevant aspects of a problem. Too much or too little arousal would interfere with attention. For instance, when you are told by your teacher about a test which s/he plans to hold, it would arouse you to attend to the specific chapters. Arousal forces you to focus your attention on reading, learning and revising the contents of the chapters.…” “Planning, Attention-arousal, and Simultaneous-successive (PASS) Model of Intelligence … Simultaneous processing helps you in grasping the meaning and relationship between the given abstract figures. Successive processing takes place when you remember all the information serially so that the recall of one leads to the recall of another. Learning of digits, alphabets, multiplication tables, etc. are examples of successive processing. Planning : This is an essential feature of intelligence. After the information is attended to and processed, planning is activated.…” “Planning, Attention-arousal, and Simultaneous-successive (PASS) Model of Intelligence … For example, to take the test scheduled by your teacher, you would have to set goals, plan a time schedule of study, get clarifications in case of problems and if you are not able to tackle the chapters assigned for the test, you may have to think of other ways (e.g., give more time, study with a friend, etc.) to meet your goals.…” |