GATE 2025 XH5 (Psychology) – Question 43

Cognition · Intelligence: Theories (Spearman, Thurstone, Jensen, Cattell, Gardner, Sternberg), emotional intelligence, measurement, individual differences, intelligence versus aptitude and creativity · 1 mark · Multiple select

Which of the following is/are included as a basic type of intelligence in Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory?

Analytic
Experiential/creative
Crystallization
Synthesis

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Correct answer: (A) Analytic; (B) Experiential/creative

Explanation

Sternberg's triarchic theory has three kinds of intelligence: analytic (componential), experiential or creative, and practical (contextual). Crystallisation and synthesis are not among them.