AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

PREDICTING INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Robert Sternberg’s triarchic theory of intelligence was divided into 3 categories. What are they?
A
practical, intrapersonal, and creative
B
experimental, analytical, and problem solving
C
analytical, practical, and creative
D
experimental, problem solving, and practical
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sternberg, contends that there are three types of intelligence: practical (the ability to get along in different contexts), creative (the ability to come up with new ideas), and analytical (the ability to evaluate information and solve problems).

Detailed explanation-2: -According to Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory of Intelligence, intelligence results from information processing components being applied to experience for the purposes of adaptation to, shaping of, and selection of environments.

Detailed explanation-3: -What’s the difference between analytical intelligence and practical intelligence? Analytical intelligence often involves applying complex reasoning to more abstract situations, while practical intelligence involves applying reasoning to a real-life situation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Analytical intelligence is one of the three types of intelligence proposed by Robert Sternberg in his triarchic theory. He defined this type of intelligence as the ability to process and apply logical reasoning. It is used for data processing.

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