To Assess Whether Intelligence Is a Single Trait or a Collection

question 288

Multiple Choice

To assess whether intelligence is a single trait or a collection of several distinct abilities,psychologists have made extensive use of

• A) the normal curve.
• B) standardization.
• C) Down syndrome.
• D) factor analysis.

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Definitions:

Long-Term Trend

The overall direction in which data moves over a significant period, indicating a persistent increase, decrease, or stability.

Forecast Accuracy

A measure of how close the forecasted values are to the actual values, often used in evaluating the performance of forecasting models.

Sum of Squares

A statistical measure that quantifies the variation within a dataset, calculated by summing the squares of each deviation from the mean.

Accuracy

The degree to which the result of a measurement, calculation, or specification conforms to the correct value or a standard.