Charles Spearman noted that performances on different measures of intelligence are highly correlated with each other. He therefore proposed that ___________.
A)factor analysis is an inappropriate psychometric technique
B)intelligence cannot be measured by statistical techniques
C)intelligence is made up of multiple, distinct factors
D)intelligence is mostly determined by a single factor, which he called the g factor

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Spearman proposed the concept of the g factor, or general intelligence, based on the observation that performances across various cognitive tasks tend to correlate, suggesting a single underlying factor that influences these performances.

Charles Spearman Noted That Performances on Different Measures of Intelligence