Intelligence articles from March 2001

Intelligence archives from March 2001

Tactile and kinesthetic perceptual processes within the taxonomy of human cognitive abilities.
March 1, 2001... 1. Introduction The present investigation examines tactile and kinesthetic processes in relation to the major, broad organizations of human cognitive abilities. In contrast to the two perceptual domains, most extensively studied previously...

Genetic and environmental molarity and modularity of cognitive functioning in 2-year-old twins.
March 1, 2001... 1. Introduction Over the past decade, behavioral genetic studies have yielded two key findings important to the study of cognitive development. First, research has suggested that estimates of heritability and shared environment vary as a...

Occupation and income related to psychometric g.
March 1, 2001... 1. Introduction One of the clearest items of evidence that the general factor in a battery of diverse mental ability tests, or psychometric g, has important "real-life" correlates is the relationship of g factor scores (or of scores on any...

Analytical, creative, and practical intelligence as predictors of self-reported adaptive functioning: a case study in Russia.
March 1, 2001... 1. Introduction Virtually all theorists of intelligence agree that intelligence involves the ability to adapt to the environment ("Intelligence and its measurement," 1921; Steinberg & Detterman, 1986). These theorists also agree that...

Low cognitive functioning in nondemented 80+-year-old twins is not heritable.
March 1, 2001... 1. Introduction Although intense research effort has been directed towards identifying genes associated with dementia in the elderly, nothing has been reported about the genetic and environmental etiology of the low normal range of...

The development of intelligence.(Review)
March 1, 2001... The development of intelligence, Edited by M. Anderson (1999) Hove, UK: Psychology Press. ISBN 0-86377-844-5 (hardback) 39.99 [pounds sterling]. "Dah doo di dah doo" is the phrase with which the first and last chapters of this book begin....

Looking down on human intelligence: from psychophysics to the brain.(Review)
March 1, 2001... Looking down on human intelligence: from psychophysics to the brain Deary, I.J. (2000). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Oxford Psychology Series No. 34]. ISBN 0 19 852417 X. 1. Setting the scene This book provides an impressive...