Question

To find out if intelligence was a single general ability, Charles Spearman measured how well school-age children could discriminate small differences in color, auditory pitch, and weight; subsequently, he correlated these scores with the children's:

Answer 1

The correct answer is Academic performance

According to the bifactorial theory of intelligence, when an individual reaches high levels in certain tasks that require a high degree of the G factor, we can conclude with certainty that the individual tends to have high levels in the performance of tasks that require the S factor.

Athlete who wins the swimming competition, such as Michael Phelps;

Play the piano amazingly and be blind, like Stevie Wonder;

Great ability to solve magic cubes in seconds

They are designated by S factors or specific factors, such as verbal, visual and numerical activities.

These factors are responsible for our specific intellectual activities;

It is the relationship between these S factors that form the G factor, that is, general intelligence;