Roberta is interested in both art and business, but after 2 years of college she realizes she must make a choice. She visits a vocational counselor and is given a psychological test. She scores markedly higher in the reasoning ability and verbal meaning sections than on the spatial ability section. The counselor suggests that Roberta go into business rather than art. This type of test is based on the views of ________.
A) Goleman
B) Thurstone
C) Guilford
D) Tryon

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Thurstone's theory of primary mental abilities includes reasoning and verbal meaning as key components, which align with Roberta's higher scores, suggesting a better fit for business.

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