Human cognitive abilities : a survey of factor-analytic studies
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
ix, 819 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm + 3 computer discs (3 1/2 in.)
9780521382755, 9780521387125, 0521382750, 0521387124
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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. 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. pt. III. Issues. A theory of cognitive abilities: the three-stratum theory
Issue about abilities : nature and nurture, and others
Implications and recommendations. References and list of datasets. Appendix A. Codes for countries, samples, and factors
Appendix B. Hierarchical factor matrix files