1.Two approaches to studying intelligence and cognition It is widely accepted that there are two main approaches to studying“intelligence”and“cognition”,psychometric intelligence research and Piagetian...1.Two approaches to studying intelligence and cognition It is widely accepted that there are two main approaches to studying“intelligence”and“cognition”,psychometric intelligence research and Piagetian developmental psychology.While the psychometric approach measures intelligence without having a true theory of intelligence,ascribing different scores to test persons according to their respective mastering of tests,thus measuring abilities regarding abstractive and logical capabilities,the Piagetian approach comprises a complete theory of human development,a comprehensive theory of stage developments from infancy over adolescence to adulthood,including a detailed description of the development of psyche,consciousness,personality.展开更多
文摘1.Two approaches to studying intelligence and cognition It is widely accepted that there are two main approaches to studying“intelligence”and“cognition”,psychometric intelligence research and Piagetian developmental psychology.While the psychometric approach measures intelligence without having a true theory of intelligence,ascribing different scores to test persons according to their respective mastering of tests,thus measuring abilities regarding abstractive and logical capabilities,the Piagetian approach comprises a complete theory of human development,a comprehensive theory of stage developments from infancy over adolescence to adulthood,including a detailed description of the development of psyche,consciousness,personality.
