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Intelligence And Aptitude — Psychology STD 12 Humanities — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 HumanitiesPsychologyIntelligence And Aptitude4 Marks
Question
Differentiate between psychometric and information processing approaches to intelligence.
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Answer

Differences between Psychometric and information processing approaches to intelligence:
Psychometric approach to intelligence/structural approach
  • Considers intelligence as an aggregate of abilities (describes what intelligence is).
  • Expresses the individual's performance in terms of a single index of cognitive abilities.
Information processing approach to intelligence
  • The process people use in intellectual reasoning and problem solving (how intelligently a person acts).
  • The focus is on studying cognitive functions underlying intelligent behaviour.
  • Triarchy theory/PASS model.

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