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Who would have been most enthusiastic about the value of a single intelligence test score as an index of an individual's mental capacities?

Correct answer: D. Spearman

  • A. Thurstone
  • B. Sternberg
  • C. Gardner
  • D. Spearman

Explanation

Spearman’s general intelligence theory proposed a general factor, or g, underlying performance across mental tasks, making him most likely to value one overall intelligence score. Thurstone, Gardner, and Sternberg emphasized multiple or distinct abilities.

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