Match the following primary mental abilities with their corresponding descriptions:

Primary Mental Abilities: 1. Verbal Comprehension

2. Numerical Abilities

3. Spatial Relations

4. Perceptual Speed

5. Word Fluency

6. Memory

7. Inductive Reasoning

Descriptions:

A. Grasping meaning of words, concepts, and ideas

B. Speed and accuracy in numerical and computational skills

C. Visualizing patterns and forms

D. Speed in perceiving details

E. Using words fluently and flexibly

F. Accuracy in recalling information

G. Deriving general rules from presented facts

1-A, 2-B, 3-C, 4-D, 5-E, 6-F, 7-G

Spearman’s theory was followed by Louis Thurstone’s theory. He proposed the theory of primary mental abilities. It states that intelligence consists of seven primary abilities, each of which is relatively independent of the others. These primary abilities are: (i) Verbal Comprehension (grasping meaning of words, concepts, and ideas), (ii) Numerical Abilities (speed and accuracy in numerical and computational skills), (iii) Spatial Relations (visualising patterns and forms), (iv) Perceptual Speed (speed in perceiving details), (v) Word Fluency (using words fluently and flexibly), (vi) Memory (accuracy in recalling information), and (vii) Inductive Reasoning (deriving general rules from presented facts).