In Analyzing the Cognitive Processes of Intelligence, Sternberg Identified the Components

question 135

Multiple Choice

In analyzing the cognitive processes of intelligence, Sternberg identified the components of encoding information, drawing inferences, mapping relationships, and applying the knowledge. After developing a test to measure these specific processes he discovered

• A) all the measures correlated with each other (evidence for g).
• B) none of the processes could be measured reliably.
• C) none of the measures correlated with each other.
• D) strong gender differences suggesting a problem with bias.

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