Includes bibliographical references (pages 715-789) and indexes.
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pt. I. Introduction to the survey. The study of cognitive abilities -- Historical foundations of the study of cognitive abilities -- Survey and analysis of correlational and factor-analytic research on cognitive abilities : methodology -- Survey and analysis of correlational and factor-analytic research on cognitive abilities : overview of outcomes.
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pt. II. The identification and description of cognitive abilities. Abilities in the domain of language -- Abilities in the domain of reasoning -- Abilities in the domain of memory and learning -- Abilities in the domain of visual perception -- Abilities in the domain of auditory reception -- Abilities in the domain of idea production -- Abilities in the domain of cognitive speed -- Abilities in the domain of knowledge and achievement -- Psychomotor abilities -- Miscellaneous domains of ability and personal characteristics -- Higher-order factors of cognitive ability.
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pt. III. Issues. A theory of cognitive abilities: the three-stratum theory -- Issue about abilities : nature and nurture, and others -- Implications and recommendations.
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References and list of datasets. Appendix A. Codes for countries, samples, and factors -- Appendix B. Hierarchical factor matrix files.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This book surveys and summarizes the results of more than seventy years of investigation, by factor analysis, of a variety of cognitive abilities, with particular attention to language, thinking, memory, visual and auditory perception, creativity and the production of ideas, and the speed and accuracy of mental processing. The author describes his detailed findings resulting from reanalysis of more than 460 data sets from the factor-analytic literature, followed by a presentation of a hierarchical, three-stratum theory of cognitive ability and its implications for further research.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS NOTE (ELECTRONIC RESOURCES)
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System requirements for accompanying floppy disks: IBM or IBM-compatible PC.