Charles Spearman's G Factor Conception of Intelligence and L

question 279

Multiple Choice

Charles Spearman's g factor conception of intelligence and L.L. Thurstone's primary mental abilities conception of intelligence are similar in that

• A)they both argued that a single general intelligence factor was most important to determine intelligence
• B)they are both examples of the cognitive processes approach to intelligence
• C)they were both based on the same correlations among mental tasks measured by IQ tests
• D)they both argued that the various specific mental abilities were the most important to determine intelligence

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