Spearman used factor analysis to measure mental abilities, whereas Cattell resolved to apply the method to the structure of:
a. personality.
c. higher education.
b. society.
d. physiological research.
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. Whereas Spearman had used factor analysis to measure mental abilities, Cattell resolved to apply the method to the structure of personality.
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