Let's say that you give a number of students a test of math ability, a test of reading comprehension, and a test of verbal fluency. You run a factor analysis and note that all three tests seem to be only slightly positively correlated with each other. Which of the following theories of intelligence would this support?
A)Thurstone's primary mental abilities
B)Gardner's multiple intelligences
C)Cattell's fluid intelligence
D)Spearman's g factor
E)Sternberg's triarchic theory

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Thurstone's primary mental abilities theory suggests that intelligence is composed of several distinct abilities that are relatively independent of each other, which aligns with the observation of only slight positive correlations among the tests.

Let's Say That You Give a Number of Students a Test