EPPP Psychology

Category - Cognitive-Affective Bases of Behavior

Following Spearman’s g factor theory of intelligence, a group of researchers developed a more complex theory involving three strata of intelligence, with a number of intelligence types delineated under the general “g” level. Whose research is this newer theory based on?
  1. Carroll
  2. Cattell
  3. Thurstone
  4. Sternberg
Explanation
Answer: B - Cattell initiated the three strata theory of intelligence, in which stratum III represents general intelligence, stratum II represents a few types of broad cognitive abilities, and stratum I represents many narrow cognitive abilities.
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