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Thorndike's Multifactor Theory of Intelligence

The document discusses Thorndike's multifactor theory of intelligence which proposes that intelligence consists of separate factors or abilities. It outlines the four attributes of intelligence according to this theory as level, range, area, and speed.

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THORNDIKE’S

MULTIFACTOR THEORY

Prese

Presented by,
PANCHAMI.R.S
[Link] (First year)
Optional: English
Grace College Of Education
INTELLIGENCE
Intelligence is an inclusive term used to explain
human thinking, memory, judgement, organized
activities and all such other works.
According to Wechsler “ Intelligence is a global
capacity of an individual to think rationally, to
act purposefully and to deal effectively with his
environment “
Thorndike‘s Multifactor Theory
The main propagator of this theory was E. L. Thorndike. According
to this theory, intelligence is said to be constituted a multitude of
separate factors or elements, each being a minute element or
ability.
Thorndike distinguished four attributes of intelligence. They are:-
1. Level
2. Range
3. Area
4. Speed
1) Level : This refers to the difficulty of a task that can be
solved.
2) Range: This refers to the number of tasks at any given
degree of difficulty that we can solve.
3) Area: It refers to the total number of situations at each
level to which the individual is able to respond. Area is the
summation of all the ranges at each level of intelligence
processed by an individual.
4) Speed: This is the rapidity with which an individual can
respond to items. Speed and attitude are positively related.
Speed is much closely bound up with attitude than the
other attributes.
Conclusion
An intelligent person is one who learns fast and with
ease. He/she displays good adjustment in behaviour and
has the capacity to solve the problems they encounters.
They are capable of handling any trying situation and
win over it. Intelligent person has the ability to analyse
any problem thoroughly.
According to Thorndike’s Multifactor Theory,
every intelligence test consists of four attributes.
When we test a person, we give him certain
number of tasks (area) and these tasks vary in
difficulty (level) and there are certain number
of items at each level of difficulty (range) and
they are responded in a given time ( speed).
Emphasis on these four attributes varies from
test to test.
Reference
 Educational Psychology, authored by Prof. K. Nagarajan,
Dec. 2021
 Educational Psychology, authored by Dr. D. Sivakumar,
Jan. 2022
 Advanced Educational Psychology, authored by
[Link], 2002
 [Link]

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