Guilford initially started his work extending Thurston's theory of primary abilities but later on diverged on the grounds: a. Obtained factors were not primary (independent) rather related to each otherb. Thurston's factor analysis was mainly oriented to get simple structurec. It was difficult to name the abilities (factors)d. Guilford also found second-order and higherorder factors. Codes:

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Guilford initially started his work extending Thurston's theory of primary abilities but later on diverged on the grounds: <br />a. Obtained factors were not primary (independent) rather related to each other<br />b. Thurston's factor analysis was mainly oriented to get simple structure<br />c. It was difficult to name the abilities (factors)<br />d. Guilford also found second-order and higherorder factors. Codes: