Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Psychology

Chapter

Variations in Psychological Attributes

Question:

Who defined intelligence as "the global and aggregate capacity of an individual to think rationally, act purposefully, and to deal effectively with his/her environment" ?

Options:

Thurstone

Wechsler

Spearman

Binet

Correct Answer:

Wechsler

Explanation:

Wechsler, whose intelligence tests are most widely used, understood intelligence in terms of its functionality, i.e. its value for adaptation to environment. He defined it as the global and aggregate capacity of an individual to think rationally, act purposefully, and to deal effectively with her/his environment.