Thurstone's Primary Mental Abilities Test Is Consistent with the Theory

question 175

Multiple Choice

Thurstone's Primary Mental Abilities Test is consistent with the theory that:

• A) individuals have three basic abilities,similar to primary colors.
• B) elementary schools should instill a basic curriculum,to be measured by this tool.
• C) intelligence is not a general factor but comprised of seven intellectual abilities.
• D) differences in intelligence are due to inherited factors.

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Definitions:

Prestige

The respect, admiration, or perceived social status that a person, organization, or concept holds.

Milgram Study

A series of social psychology experiments conducted by Stanley Milgram, which aimed to measure the willingness of participants to obey an authority figure who instructed them to perform acts conflicting with their personal conscience.

Obedience

The act of following orders or complying with instructions, rules, or laws imposed by authorities.

Cognitive Dissonance

The psychological stress experienced when a person holds two conflicting thoughts, beliefs, attitudes, or values.