Identify the statements that are true to the theories of Intelligence.

A. Verbal and Numerical are primary mental abilities.
B. Logical-mathematical and Naturalistic are primary mental abilities.
C. Componential and contextual Intelligence are part of triarchic Intelligence.
D. Arousal and Attention are in PASS model.
E. Componential and Contextual Intelligence are PASS model of intelligence.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A. C & D only

The theory of primary mental abilities states that intelligence consists of seven primary abilities, each of which is relatively independent of the others. These primary abilities are: (i) Verbal Comprehension (grasping meaning of words, concepts, and ideas), (ii) Numerical Abilities (speed and accuracy in numerical and computational skills), (iii) Spatial Relations (visualising patterns and forms), (iv) Perceptual Speed (speed in perceiving details), (v) Word Fluency (using words fluently and flexibly), (vi) Memory (accuracy in recalling information), and (vii) Inductive Reasoning (deriving general rules from presented facts). (Statement A is correct and B is incorrect).

Robert Sternberg (1985) proposed the triarchic theory of intelligence. Sternberg views intelligence as “the ability to adapt, to shape and select environment to accomplish one’s goals and those of one’s society and culture”. According to this theory, there are three basic types of intelligence: Componential, Experiential, and Contextual.(Statement C is correct and statement E is incorrect).

According to PASS 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. (Statement D is correct)/