Thurstone and Thurstone (1941) identified seven distinct abilities that they believed formed the basis of intelligence. Which of the following was one of these abilities?
A) musical ability
B) perceptual speed
C) interpersonal intelligence
D) "street smarts"

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Thurstone and Thurstone identified seven distinct abilities that formed the basis of intelligence, and one of them was perceptual speed. The other abilities were verbal comprehension, word fluency, number ability, spatial visualization, associative memory, and reasoning. None of the other options listed were included as one of the seven abilities.

Thurstone and Thurstone (1941) Identified Seven Distinct Abilities That They