Imagine That Spearman, Thurstone, Sternberg, and Gardner Are Engaged in a Spirited

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Essay

Imagine that Spearman, Thurstone, Sternberg, and Gardner are engaged in a spirited debate of the following statement: "A person's IQ score is the single best description of his or her overall mental ability." Pick any two of these theorists and explain how they would respond to this contention.

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