Which Best Describes the Hierarchical View of Intelligence

question 174

Multiple Choice

Which best describes the hierarchical view of intelligence?

• A)​It consists entirely of general intelligence.
• B)It consists entirely of broad categories of intelligence. ​
• C)It consists entirely of specific skills. ​
• D)It consists of general intelligence, categories, and specific skills. ​

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Definitions:

Deindividuation

Process whereby people lose their sense of socialised individual identity and engage in unsocialised, often antisocial, behaviours.

Social Identity

An individual's sense of who they are based on their group memberships, such as nationality, religion, or social class, which shapes their behaviors and attitudes.

SIDE

The Social Identity model of Deindividuation Effects; a theory explaining how group identity and anonymity can influence behaviors in group settings.

Optimal Distinctiveness

People strive to achieve a balance between conflicting motives for inclusiveness and separateness, expressed in groups as a balance between intragroup differentiation and intragroup homogenisation.