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The Great Debate: General Ability and Specific Abilities in the Prediction of Important Outcomes

The Great Debate: General Ability and Specific Abilities in the Prediction of Important Outcomes

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Publisher's Synopsis

There are many different theories of intelligence. Although these theories differ in their nuances, nearly all agree that there are multiple cognitive abilities and that they differ in the breadth of content they are typically associated with. There is much less agreement about the relative importance of cognitive abilities of differing generality for predicting important real-world outcomes, such as educational achievement, career success, job performance, and health. Some investigators believe that narrower abilities hold little predictive power once general abilities have been accounted for. Other investigators contend that specific abilities are often as--or even more--effective in forecasting many practical variables as general abilities. These disagreements often turn on differences of theory and methodology that are both subtle and complex. The five cutting-edge contributions in this volume, both empirical and theoretical, advance the conversation in this vigorous, and highly important, scientific debate.

Book information

ISBN: 9783039211678
Publisher: Mdpi AG
Imprint: Mdpi AG
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 108
Weight: 245g
Height: 244mm
Width: 170mm
Spine width: 7mm