Dr O'Connor Believes That Intelligence Comprises Hierarchically Arranged General and Specialized

Multiple Choice

Dr. O'Connor believes that intelligence comprises hierarchically arranged general and specialized abilities. He administers to a large sample of adults an intelligence test containing verbal, numerical, and spatial subtests. Which pattern of correlation coefficients is most consistent with Dr. O'Connor's view of intelligence?

A) correlations of about .60 between verbal and numerical scores, numerical and spatial scores, and verbal and spatial scores
B) a correlation of .65 between verbal and numerical scores, a correlation of .25 between numerical and spatial scores, and a correlation of .70 between verbal and spatial scores
C) correlations of about .10 between verbal and numerical scores, numerical and spatial scores, and verbal and spatial scores
D) correlations of nearly 1.00 between verbal and numerical scores, numerical and spatial scores, and verbal and spatial scores