Thurstone and Thurstone's work on intelligence
A) emphasized specific factors of intelligence.
B) focused on a general factor of intelligence.
C) was based on Piaget's theory of cognitive development.
D) was based on information-processing research.

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Thurstone and Thurstone's work on intelligence emphasized specific factors of intelligence, such as verbal comprehension, perceptual speed, and numerical ability. They resisted the idea of a general intelligence factor or "g" and instead proposed that intelligence was more complex and multifaceted.

Thurstone and Thurstone's Work on Intelligence