Which Is TRUE of the Factor Analysts' View of Intelligence

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which is TRUE of the factor analysts' view of intelligence?

• A) Factor analysts agree that intelligence is a general mental ability and that it is not possible to separate out individual mental abilities.
• B) Factor analysts agree that intelligence is composed of several independent abilities that do not influence each other.
• C) Factor analysts agree that intelligence is composed of a general mental ability factor comprising several separate yet interrelated special abilities.
• D) Factor analysts are divided on the issue of whether intelligence is a general unitary function or a composite of several independent abilities.

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