Thurstone Questioned the Importance of G Because

question 75

Multiple Choice

Thurstone questioned the importance of g because

• A) boys and girls performed differently on his intelligence test.
• B) he noticed that children scored similarly on sets of similar test items.
• C) he noticed that children high in intelligence passed and failed similar test items.
• D) his factor analysis indicated that separate, unrelated factors exist.

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Definitions:

Room Temperature

The ambient temperature of a room, typically considered to be about 20 to 22 degrees Celsius (68 to 72 degrees Fahrenheit).

Hydrogen Bonding

A weak bond between two molecules resulting from an electrostatic attraction between a proton in one molecule and an electronegative atom in the other.

Surface Tension

Force that holds moist membranes together due to the attraction of water molecules through hydrogen bonds.

Water Molecules

The smallest unit of water (H2O), consisting of two hydrogen atoms covalently bonded to one oxygen atom, essential for most forms of life on Earth.