ABSTRACT
The nature of intelligence is being debated today as vigorously as it was in 1927; Sternberg and Detterman (1986) demonstrate the various views on intelligence held by contemporary researchers. It is obvious to us, that if we abandon a one-dimensional view of intelligence, a legacy of Galton, we should have an alternative; a viable one is proposed in this chapter. A model for cognitive functions rather than intelligence is proposed. The model has its roots in both neuropsychology and cognitive psychology. Its structural basis is the brain; it comprises four major functions, and the functions are constrained by knowledge-base, the accumulated experiences of the individual.
