Edward Thorndike proposed the multi-factor theory of intelligence, which argued that intelligence is composed of multiple independent mental abilities rather than a single general ability. He believed intelligence involves three main abilities: social intelligence, concrete intelligence, and abstract intelligence. Thorndike also described four attributes of intelligence: level refers to task difficulty, range refers to number of tasks solved, area refers to number of stimuli responded to, and speed refers to rapidity of response.

1. Multi-Factor Theory
Presented by Rustam

2. Intelligence
Intelligence is a concept
that refers to individual
differences in the ability
to acquire knowledge to
reason effectively and to
deal adequately with the
environment.

3. Theories of Intelligence
1. Single Factor Theory Binet
2. Two Factor Theory Spearman
3. Triarchic Theory Sternberg
4. Multi-Factor theory Thorndike
5. Seven Factor Theory Thurstone
6. Multiple Intelligence Gardner
7. Crystal & Fluid Intelligence Cattel
8. Structure of Intellect Model Guilford

4. Edward Lee Thorndike
• American psychologist
• Professor at Columbia
University
• Work on comparative
psychology
• Helped for educational
psychology
• Developed Multi-factor
Theory

5. Multi-factor Theory
• Multi-factor or Anarchic Theory
• He proposed that there are specific stimuli
and specific response
• He believed that there was nothing like
General ability
• Thorndike found all factors in Intelligence
represent a specific mental ability which are
different from each other but associated too
like breaks on a wall.

6. He assumed that intelligence involves
three mutually independent abilities
Social Intelligence ability to verbal
and symbolic thinking
Concrete Intelligence ability to
effectively control your body and
manipulate objects
Abstract Intelligence Ability to
communicate with people,
understand and perform in social
relations

7. Four Attributes of Intelligence
• It refers to the difficulty of a task that can be solved.
Level
• This refers to the number of tasks at any given
degree of difficulty that we can solve.
Range
• It refers to the total number of stimulation at each
level to which the individual is able to respond.
Area
• This is the rapidity which an individual can solve or
respond to items.
Speed