Question

Biological model of intellectual development is the idea associated with:

• A. Piaget
• B. Bruner
• C. Sheldon
• D. Cattel

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Piaget

Jean Piaget

• The biological model of intellectual development is associated with the theory of Jean Piaget, a psychologist and epistemologist who focused on child development: 

• Piaget's theory states that intellectual development is a direct result of inborn biological development. He believed that intelligence is rooted in two biological attributes: 

• Organization

  The tendency of living organisms to integrate processes into coherent systems. For example, an infant may integrate the ability to look at objects with the ability to grasp them.

• Adaptation

  The innate tendency of a child to interact with their environment. This interaction helps develop a more complex mental organization.

• Piaget's theory was controversial at the time because it challenged the idea that intelligence is a fixed trait that is inherited or externally conditioned. He argued that humans are active meaning-makers who construct knowledge, and that intelligence can improve over a lifetime.