"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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| 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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