🟡 Medium Priority Topics — MPC-001
These topics appear in 14–24% of MPC-001 exam papers (2011–2024). Study these after completing all high-priority topics.
Topics
1. Sternberg's Information Processing Approach
21.4% of papers | 6/28 papers
Distinct from Sternberg's Triarchic Theory. This focuses on his componential analysis of intelligence in terms of information processing steps.
Key sub-topics: Metacomponents, performance components, knowledge-acquisition components, application to test-taking, comparison with general information processing models
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2. Language Comprehension Models
21.4% of papers | 6/28 papers
Key sub-topics: Kintsch's Construction-Integration Model, propositional representation, text base vs situation model, schema theory in comprehension, models of sentence comprehension
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3. Learning Disabilities
14.3% of papers | 4/28 papers
Key sub-topics: Definition and types of learning disabilities, dyslexia (reading), dysgraphia (writing), dyscalculia (math), neurological basis, diagnosis and intervention
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✅ Checklist
- Sternberg's Information Processing Approach
- Language Comprehension Models (Kintsch)
- Learning Disabilities