Intelligence articles from January 1 2002

Intelligence archives from January 1 2002

Strategy development in a block design task. (Intelligence).
January 1, 2002... 1. Introduction This study was conducted in the general framework of the cognitive psychology of problem solving, where the processes or strategies underlying performance on psychometric tests are analyzed (Carpenter & Just, 1986; Dickes,...

Sex differences in general knowledge.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... 1. Introduction General knowledge or information has been a component of a number of intelligence tests for many decades. For instance, the Stanford-Binet test asks 8-year-old children to name the days of the week, which can be considered...

Complexity of geometric inductive reasoning tasks contribution to the understanding of fluid intelligence.
January 1, 2002... 1. Introduction Initially defined by Cattell (1941) and further elaborated by Horn and Cattell (1966), fluid intelligence (Gf) is one of the broad factors of intelligence, (Carroll, 1993a, 1993b, 1997; Horn & Noll, 1997). It is a mental...

When IQ is controlled, does motivation still predict achievement? ** (Intelligence).(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... 1. Introduction In his famous book "Hereditary Genius," Francis Galton (1869/1962) circumscribed the roots of eminence in the following way: By natural ability, I mean those qualities of intellect and disposition, which urge...

Male hubris and female humility? A cross-cultural study of ratings of self, parental, and sibling multiple intelligence in America, Britain, and Japan.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... 1. Introduction The topic of intelligence always generates controversy in psychology (Brand, 1996; Flynn, 1987; Halpern, 1997; Herrnstein & Murray, 1994; Howe, 1997, Lynn, 1982, 1994; Lynn & Mulhern, 1991; Lynn & Pagliari, 1994;...

Reply to the book review on Practical Intelligence in Everyday Life. (Discussion).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... In her review of Practical Intelligence in Everyday Life (Steinberg et al., 2000), Gottfredson (2001) is critical of our claim that there exists a meaningful construct of practical intelligence that is distinct from psychometric g. She...