A school psychologist assesses a child's intelligence.In a psychological report,the psychologist explains the child's cognitive ability in terms of the manner in which she processes information and solves problems.From this report,it would seem that this school psychologist is relying on
A) Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences.
B) Sternberg's triarchic theory.
C) an information-processing approach.
D) a discrepancy between verbal and performance measures.

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The fact that the psychologist is explaining the child's cognitive ability in terms of how she processes information and solves problems suggests that the psychologist is relying on an information-processing approach, which focuses on how the brain processes, stores, retrieves, and uses information. The other answer choices are not necessarily relevant to this approach. Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences focuses on the idea that intelligence comes in several forms, such as musical, spatial, or interpersonal, but it does not explain how the brain processes information or solves problems. Sternberg's triarchic theory contends that intelligence comes in three forms: analytical, creative, and practical, but it too does not provide a detailed explanation of how information is processed. Discrepancies between verbal and performance measures, as suggested by choice D, are a common issue in intelligence testing, but this alone does not describe the manner in which cognitive ability is processed.

A School Psychologist Assesses a Child's Intelligence