During his formal training in psychology, Cattell worked with:
a. Charles E. Spearman.
b. Henry Murray.
c. B.F. Skinner.
d. Alfred Adler.
ANS: A
FEEDBACK: Cattell began graduate studies at the University of London, working with the eminent psychologist-statistician Charles E. Spearman, who had developed the technique of factor analysis. It was a courageous decision to make in 1924 because the field of psychology in England offered few professional opportunities and only six academic professorships in the entire country.
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