A triarchic analysis of an aptitude-treatment interaction

This article describes a triarchic analysis of an aptitude-treatment intera ction in a college-level introductory-psychology course given to selected h igh-school students. Of the 326 total participants, 199 were selected to be high in analytical, creative, or practical abilities, or in all three abil ities, or in none of the three abilities. The selected students were placed in a course that either well matched or did not match their pattern of ana lytical, creative, and practical abilities. All students were assessed for memory, analytical, creative: and practical achievement. The data showed an aptitude-treatment interaction between students' varied ability patterns a nd the match or mismatch of these abilities to the different instructional groups.