TESTING AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
INTRODUCTION TO INTELLIGENCE
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Question
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Which theoriest originally argued in favor of a g factor or general intelligence?
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Spearman
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Thurstone
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Gardner
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Sternberg
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Charles Spearman developed his two-factor theory of intelligence using factor analysis. His research not only led him to develop the concept of the g factor of general intelligence, but also the s factor of specific intellectual abilities.
Detailed explanation-2: -Spearman’s General Intelligence (g) General intelligence, also known as g factor, refers to a general mental ability that, according to Spearman, underlies multiple specific skills, including verbal, spatial, numerical and mechanical.
Detailed explanation-3: -The existence of the g factor was originally proposed by the English psychologist Charles Spearman in the early years of the 20th century.
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