ABSTRACT
Over the last 15 years research and theory in cognitive psychology has significantly influenced contemporary views of intelligence (e. g., Carroll, 1976; Embretson, 1985; Hunt, 1980; Pellegrino, 1984; Resnick, 1976; Sternberg, 1982; Wolman, 1985). Many individuals have played a role in attempting to unite the large body of psychometric research with contemporary research and theory in cognition. This research has encompassed several different approaches. One example involves the search for relationships between information processing tasks and psychometric measures of intelligence (e. g., Hunt, 1978, 1980; Lansman, Donaldson, Hunt & Yantis, 1982; Jensen, 1982; Keating & Bobbit, 1978). A second example involves detailed modeling of the information processing components underpinning psychometric test item performance (e. g., Alderton, Goldman & Pellegrino, 1985; Pellegrino & Glaser, 1980; Sternberg, 1977; Sternberg & Gardner, 1983). A third example involves the complex integration of item response theory and componential analysis (e. g., Embretson, 1984; Whitely, 1980). Despite differences in the research approach, the goals have been identical, i. e., to develop an information processing explanation of intelligence as it manifests itself on traditional psychometric tests.
