Dr O'Connor Believes That Intelligence Comprises Hierarchically Arranged General and Specialized

question 125

Multiple Choice

Dr. O'Connor believes that intelligence comprises hierarchically arranged general and specialized abilities. He administers to a large sample of adults an intelligence test containing verbal, numerical, and spatial subtests. Which pattern of correlation coefficients is most consistent with Dr. O'Connor's view of intelligence?

• A) correlations of about .60 between verbal and numerical scores, numerical and spatial scores, and verbal and spatial scores
• B) a correlation of .65 between verbal and numerical scores, a correlation of .25 between numerical and spatial scores, and a correlation of .70 between verbal and spatial scores
• C) correlations of about .10 between verbal and numerical scores, numerical and spatial scores, and verbal and spatial scores
• D) correlations of nearly 1.00 between verbal and numerical scores, numerical and spatial scores, and verbal and spatial scores

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