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THURSTONES THEORY PRIMARY MENTAL ABILITIES [1 record]

Record 1 1986-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education Theory and Methods
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
OBS

[Thurstone's] factor analysis of tests given to large numbers of individuals indicate that there are at least seven primary mental abilities. These are: 1. verbal ability (V) ... 2. Number (N) ... 3. Spatial (S) ... 4. Perceptual (P) ... 5. Memory (M) ... 6. Reasoning (R) ... 7. Word Fluency (WF) ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
OBS

[Thurstone] dénombre [des] aptitudes primaires : la mémoire (M), l'aptitude numérique (N), l'aptitude perceptive, le raisonnement (R), la visualisation spatiale, la compréhension verbale (V), la fluidité verbale (W) (...)

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