Spearman's Two Factor Theory of Intelligence

Two factor theory was propounded by Charles Spearman in 1904. fle concluded that intelligence is comprised by two factors, viz. "General ability" known as ... Tableofcontents Home B.Ed.(ENG.) Spearman'sTwoFactorTheoryofIntelligence Spearman'sTwoFactorTheoryofIntelligence SamarEducation MeaningofIntelligence Intelligenceistheabilitytoacquireandapplyknowledge.Intelligenceisdefinedasmentalcapabilitythatinvolvestheabilitytoreason,toplan,tosolveproblems,tothinkabstractly,tocomprehendcomplexideas,tolearnquicklyandtolearnfromexperience.Moregenerally,itcanbedescribedastheabilitytoperceiveorinferinformation,andtoretainitasknowledgetobeappliedtowardsadaptivebehaviorswithinanenvironmentorcontext. Spearman'sTwoFactorTheoryofIntelligence TwofactortheorywaspropoundedbyCharlesSpearmanin1904.fleconcludedthatintelligenceiscomprisedbytwofactors,viz."Generalability"knownas'g'factorandSpecificabilityknownas'S'factor.Thistheorystatesthateverycognitivetaskinvolvesageneralfactor'g'whichitshareswithallothercognitivetasksandaspecificfactor'S'whichitshareswithnone. Tostateinsimpleterms,Intelligenceiscomposedoftwofactors.Oneisgeneralfactor'g'whichisinvolvedinallwalksoflifeandetherisspecificfactoror'S'whichisreflectedinaspecificorparticularabilitye.g.musicalability,artisticabilityetc. Theperformanceonanycognitivetaskispredictedbytheformula- P=g+S Performance=Generalfactor+Specificfactor However,thisformulasuggeststhatboth'g'and'S'factorsparticipateequallyinaffectingtheperformance(P).Actuallytheyvaryindifferentactivities.Vocabularlyisverycloselyrelatedto'g.Sotheperformanceonvocabularlyshouldbewrittenas Pe=g+S Whereas,performanceonthetestofaestheticjudgementmaydependontrainingofartandsomespecificability.Herewewouldwritetheformula Pa=g+S Theexactnatureof'g'isunknown.Figureshowingtherelationshipbetween'g'and'S'abilities. Characteristicsof'g' 'g'isuniversalandinbornability. 'g'variesfrompersontopersonbutinapersonitisconstant. 'g'iscommoninalllifeactivities. 'g'isresponsibleforsuccessinlife. Wheneverwetalkoftestingintelligence,weactuallymeantomeasure'g'withthehelpofintelligencetest. Characteristicsof'S' 'S'islearntandacquiredintheenvironment. 'S'iscloselyassociatedwiththeaptitudeofperson. 'S'variesfrompersontoperson. Spearmantriedtofindtheratiobetween'g'and'S'factoronthebasisofhislongitudinalstudies.Accordingtohim,foracreativemusiciantheratiobetween'g'and'S'shouldbe1:4. LateronSpearmanpropagatedThreeFactorTheory.AftertheindoctrinationofTwoFactorTheoryheintroducedanotherfactorofintelligenceinhisprevioustheoryandthatisGroupFactordenotedby'GwhichissuperiortogeneralabilitybutinferiortoSpecificFactori.e.,'S'.Nowhisformulawas P='g'+'G'+'S' Readalso Guilford'sstructureofIntelligenceEmotionalIntelligenceinPsychologyTheoriesofIntelligenceinPsychology B.Ed.(ENG.) Twitter Telegram Pinterest Linkedin Tumblr Line Email Salinlink PostaComment PostaComment 👉Importantlinks 1.MCQQuestionClass11Chemistry 2.MCQQuestionClass12Chemistry 3.MCQQuestionsClass11Physics 4.MCQQuestionsClass12Physics 5.NCERTBooksClass11Chemistry 6.NCERTBooksClass12Chemistry 7.NCERTBooksClass11Physics 8.NCERTBooksClass12Physics 9.Class11AllChap.ChemistryNotes 10.Class12AllChap.ChemistryNotes 11.Class11AllChapterPhysicsNotes 12.Class12AllChapterPhysicsNotes 13.Class11PhysicsImportantQue. 14.Class12PhysicsImportantQue. 15.MethodofTeachingandLearning 16.MahabharatStoryinhindi 17.M-PhysicsTutorialforPhysics 18.LearnBiographyforBiography 19.KUB.Ed.1stSemesterNotes 👉Categories B.Ed. 108 B.Ed.(ENG.) 94 ChemistryQuiz 2 Class11(Chemistry) 18 Class11(Physics) 5 Class12(Chemistry) 20 Class12(Physics) 3 CTET 5 D.El.Ed. 106 ENG.Grammar 1 ExamPaper 1 GeneralKnowledge 8 Mahabharat 32 Technology 4 +10more Home About Contact Categories Class11(Chemistry) Class12(Chemistry) InorganicChemistry OrganicChemistry PhysicalChemistry ChemistryQuiz Class11(Physics) Class12(Physics) Mahabharat B.Ed./D.El.Ed. B.Ed.(ENG.) GeneralKnowledge CTET eBooks Class11(Chemistry) Class12(Chemistry) Class11(Physics) Class12(Physics) Imp.Download B.Ed.EntrancePaper Sitemap TermsofUse Disclaimer Privacy Close