Question 10 guidelines

Question 10 guidelines

1. Give a critical discussion of the following statement with regard to the definition of children’s intelligence: “Many researchers believe that factors on intelligence tests have limited use unless we can identify the cognitive process responsible for those factors”. (20)

   • You should pay attention to the contributions and/or limitations of the various theories, views and approaches and come to a conclusion as to why many researchers combined psychometric and information processing approaches when defining intelligence.
     • When asked to discuss the statement in the exams, you should:
       • identify and briefly explain the factors of intelligence Spearman,Thurstone, Cattell and Carroll distinguished in their theories;
       • discuss recent advances in defining intelligence by referring to combining psychometric and information-processing approaches;
       • briefly explain Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence as an expansion of the componential approach;
       • briefly explain Gardner‟s theory of multiple intelligences;
       • discuss the contributions and/or limitations of the different theories, views and approaches; come to a conclusion; pay special attention to the fact that you should give a critical discussion.