AP PSYCHOLOGY

TESTING AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES

INTRODUCTION TO INTELLIGENCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the terms is NOT a part of the seven clusters of primary mental abilities according to Thurstone?
A
Problem Solving
B
Memory
C
Spatial Ability
D
Verbal Comprehension
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hence, we conclude that Emotion is not a factor of Thurstone PMA.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Gardner (1983, 1987) initially proposed seven multiple intelligences: linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, and intrapersonal, and he has since added naturalist intelligence.

Detailed explanation-3: -Louis Leon Thurstone proposed theory in 1930’s that intelligence is composed of several different factors. The seven primary mental abilities in Thurstone’s model were verbal comprehension, word fluency, number facility, spatial visualization, associative memory, perceptual speed and reasoning.

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