"General Intelligence, Objectively Determined and Measured"
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"General Intelligence, Objectively Determined and Measured" is Charles Spearman’s seminal 1904 paper that introduced the concept of a general intelligence factor (g) underlying performance across diverse cognitive tasks.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "General Intelligence, Objectively Determined and Measured" Context triple: [Charles Spearman, publication, "General Intelligence, Objectively Determined and Measured"]
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Measurement of Intelligence
Measurement of Intelligence is a foundational early 20th-century psychological work by Edward L. Thorndike that systematically explores how human intelligence can be quantified and assessed through empirical methods.
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Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development
Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development is an 1883 work by Francis Galton that helped found the fields of differential psychology and eugenics by exploring the measurement and hereditary nature of human mental and physical traits.
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Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind
Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind is an influential 1829 work of associationist psychology and philosophy by James Mill that systematically examines mental processes through the principles of association.
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The Mismeasure of Man
The Mismeasure of Man is a influential 1981 book by paleontologist and historian of science Stephen Jay Gould that critiques the scientific validity and social consequences of intelligence testing and biological determinism.
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Animal Intelligence: An Experimental Study of the Associative Processes in Animals
"Animal Intelligence: An Experimental Study of the Associative Processes in Animals" is Edward L. Thorndike’s landmark early work in comparative psychology that introduced experimental methods to study learning and problem-solving in animals.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "General Intelligence, Objectively Determined and Measured" Target entity description: "General Intelligence, Objectively Determined and Measured" is Charles Spearman’s seminal 1904 paper that introduced the concept of a general intelligence factor (g) underlying performance across diverse cognitive tasks.
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A.
Measurement of Intelligence
Measurement of Intelligence is a foundational early 20th-century psychological work by Edward L. Thorndike that systematically explores how human intelligence can be quantified and assessed through empirical methods.
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B.
Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development
Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development is an 1883 work by Francis Galton that helped found the fields of differential psychology and eugenics by exploring the measurement and hereditary nature of human mental and physical traits.
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C.
Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind
Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind is an influential 1829 work of associationist psychology and philosophy by James Mill that systematically examines mental processes through the principles of association.
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D.
The Mismeasure of Man
The Mismeasure of Man is a influential 1981 book by paleontologist and historian of science Stephen Jay Gould that critiques the scientific validity and social consequences of intelligence testing and biological determinism.
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E.
Animal Intelligence: An Experimental Study of the Associative Processes in Animals
"Animal Intelligence: An Experimental Study of the Associative Processes in Animals" is Edward L. Thorndike’s landmark early work in comparative psychology that introduced experimental methods to study learning and problem-solving in animals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | scientific paper ⓘ |
| addresses | objective determination and measurement of mental ability ⓘ |
| argues | positive correlations among different mental tests reflect a common general intelligence ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Spearman’s two-factor theory of intelligence
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psychometric tradition of intelligence measurement ⓘ |
| author | Charles Spearman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 20th century ⓘ |
| citedAs | Spearman 1904 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concernsPopulation | human cognitive abilities ⓘ |
| conclusion |
performance on diverse cognitive tasks is partly determined by a common factor g
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specific abilities also contribute to test performance in addition to g ⓘ |
| field |
differential psychology
NERFINISHED
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psychology ⓘ psychometrics ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundational work in the study of human intelligence
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origin of the modern concept of g factor in psychology ⓘ seminal paper in the development of factor-analytic approaches to intelligence ⓘ |
| impact | heavily cited in literature on general intelligence ⓘ |
| influencedField |
cognitive science of intelligence
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educational psychology ⓘ intelligence research ⓘ psychological measurement ⓘ |
| introducedConcept | general intelligence factor g ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
factor analysis
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g factor ⓘ general intelligence factor ⓘ individual differences in cognition ⓘ intelligence testing ⓘ |
| methodology |
correlational analysis of test scores
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early factor-analytic reasoning ⓘ |
| objective | to determine and measure general intelligence empirically ⓘ |
| proposedHypothesis | a single general factor underlies performance across diverse cognitive tasks ⓘ |
| proposes | statistical decomposition of test performance into general and specific factors ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1904 ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
individual differences
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mental tests ⓘ positive manifold of cognitive test correlations ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor | Spearman’s later elaborations of g and two-factor theory ⓘ |
| status | classic paper in psychometrics ⓘ |
| supportsView | intelligence can be quantified using standardized tests ⓘ |
| typeOfContribution |
methodological contribution
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theoretical contribution ⓘ |
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