alleryWhich approach studies cognitive functions behind intelligent acts?
AInformation-processing
BPsychometric approach
CPsychoanalytic approach
DBehaviourist approach
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Information-processing
1. Recall the fact: Information-processing approaches focus on how an intelligent person acts, not on structure.
2. The option "Information-processing" matches it.
3. Why the others fail: Psychometric and structural approaches study the make-up of intelligence.
_Source: NCERT Class XII Psychology, Ch 1 Variations in Psychological Attributes (lepy101.pdf), "Theories of Intelligence"_
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