Intelligence Theories

Intelligence Theories

1. Single Factor (g)

   • problems
     • third-variable problem
     • specialization
   • still powerful and consistently replicated

2. Independent Factors

   • Primary mental abilities
   • triarchic factors
   • multiple intelligences theory
   • problems
     • skills vs. intelligence?
     • correlations still exist

3. Hybrid theories of Intelligence

   • modern, with middle-levels
   • Two subtypes of g
     • fluid intelligence
       • type of intelligence used in learning new information not based on what the person already knows.
     • crystallized intellgence
       • type of intelligence used when drawing on experiences from the past.