Intelligence Research at the Interface between Differential and Cognitive Psychology: Prospects and Proposals.
Abstract
There seems to be widespread agreement among theoreticians and methodologists alike that new approaches to studying intelligence should somehow combine the differential and cognitive (information-processing) approaches that have been used in the past, and that the combination should somehow enable the investigator to isolate components of intelligence that are elementary (at some level of analysis). Researchers disagree, however, as to how the differential and cognitive approaches should be combined, and consequently, in how elementary components of intelligence should be isolated and in what they are. In this article, the writer proposes some guidelines that may help investigators make informed choices among the multiple paths available for theory and research. He proposes guidelines (1) for choosing from among various methodologies for studying intelligence, and then describes briefly at least some of the methods that meet (or come close to meeting) these guidelines; and (2) for the specification of subtheories (and eventually, full-pledged theories) of intelligence. Finally, he describes the direction in which he believe his subtheories and methods will lead.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1978
- Accession Number
- ADA049808
Entities
People
- Robert Sternberg
Organizations
- Yale University