The individual whose name is most clearly linked with the psychometric, factor analytic view of intelligence is:
A)Howard Gardner
B)Charles Spearman
C)Robert Sternberg
D)John Watson

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Charles Spearman is known for his development of the concept of general intelligence, or the "g" factor, which he believed underlies all specific abilities in intelligence. This idea formed the basis of the psychometric, factor analytic view of intelligence. Gardner, Sternberg, and Watson have different views on intelligence, such as multiple intelligences or triarchic theory.

The Individual Whose Name Is Most Clearly Linked with the Psychometric