"The Abilities of Man"

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"The Abilities of Man" is a landmark 1927 psychological work by Charles Spearman that systematically develops his theory of general intelligence (g factor) and human cognitive abilities.

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instanceOf book
psychology book
academicDiscipline experimental psychology
individual differences research
argues that a general factor underlies performance on diverse cognitive tasks
author Charles Spearman NERFINISHED
contribution systematic exposition of Spearman's two-factor theory of intelligence
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
developsTheoryOf general intelligence (g)
field differential psychology
educational psychology
psychology
focusesOn g factor NERFINISHED
genre academic monograph
hasPart analysis of specific abilities
statistical treatment of test correlations
theoretical discussion of g factor
influenced debates on the nature of intelligence
development of psychometric testing
later intelligence research
influencedBy earlier factor-analytic work of Charles Spearman
intendedAudience educational researchers
psychologists
language English
mainSubject cognitive abilities
general intelligence
intelligence
psychometrics
notableFor being a landmark work in the study of human intelligence
formalizing the concept of a general intelligence factor
proposes hierarchical structure of mental abilities
publicationYear 1927
relatedConcept correlation between test scores
mental tests
specific abilities (s factors)
relatedWork Spearman's two-factor theory of intelligence
timePeriod early 20th century psychology
usesMethod factor analysis

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Charles Spearman publication "The Abilities of Man"