alleryWhich Thurstone ability means deriving general rules from facts?
ASpatial relations
BInductive reasoning
CVerbal comprehension
DPerceptual speed
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Inductive reasoning
1. Recall the fact: Inductive reasoning is deriving general rules from presented facts.
2. The option "Inductive reasoning" matches it.
3. Why the others fail: Spatial relations is visualising patterns; verbal comprehension is grasping word meaning.
4. Check the stem wording against the fact: only one option satisfies both.
_Source: NCERT Class XII Psychology, Ch 1 Variations in Psychological Attributes (lepy101.pdf), "Theories of Intelligence"_
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