Luria and Sternberg created what type of intelligence theories?

• A. Behavioral theories
• B. Information processing models
• C. Structure-function theories
• D. Emotional intelligence theories

Answer: (B)

Information-processing models treat intelligence as the efficiency and organization of mental operations used to attend to, encode, store, retrieve, and manipulate information. Luria’s work with brain-damaged individuals explored how specific cognitive processes—attention, planning, memory, and problem-solving—work and interact, while Sternberg extended this focus by describing intelligence in terms processing speed, strategies, and metacognition. Together, they emphasize the steps and strategies people use to handle information, not just learned facts or broad behavioral patterns. This stands in contrast to behavioral theories that center on observable actions and reinforcement, or emotional intelligence theories that focus on managing emotions, or structure-function ideas that prioritize brain anatomy over processing processes. Hence, information-processing models best reflect what Luria and Sternberg proposed.