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THURSTONES THEORY PRIMARY MENTAL ABILITIES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1986-08-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Education Theory and Methods
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Thurstone's Theory of Primary Mental Abilities
1, record 1, English, Thurstone%27s%20Theory%20of%20Primary%20Mental%20Abilities
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Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Thurstone's theory of primary mental abilities 2, record 1, English, Thurstone%27s%20theory%20of%20primary%20mental%20abilities
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- Thurstone’s hypothesis of primary mental ability 3, record 1, English, Thurstone%26rsquo%3Bs%20hypothesis%20of%20primary%20mental%20ability
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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) ... 1, record 1, English, - Thurstone%27s%20Theory%20of%20Primary%20Mental%20Abilities
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- théorie des aptitudes mentales primaires de Thurstone
1, record 1, French, th%C3%A9orie%20des%20aptitudes%20mentales%20primaires%20de%20Thurstone
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Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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) (...) 2, record 1, French, - th%C3%A9orie%20des%20aptitudes%20mentales%20primaires%20de%20Thurstone
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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