1st Edition
Human Abilities Their Nature and Measurement
206 Pages
by
Psychology Press
206 Pages
by
Psychology Press
208 Pages
by
Psychology Press
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This volume brings together many of the leading researchers on human intelligence and cognition to address issues including definition, measurement, and instructional design. Its publication is a result of the Inaugural Spearman Seminar recently held at the University of Plymouth -- a seminar that is slated to become a regularly scheduled event providing a major international forum for the... Read more
Contents: I. Dennis, P. Tapsfield, Introduction: The Abilities of Man Revisited. J.B. Carroll, A Three-Stratum Theory of Intelligence: Spearman's Contribution. J.W. Berry, A Cultural Ecology of Cognition. M.J.A. Howe, Concepts of Ability. P.C. Kyllonen, Is Working Memory Capacity Spearman's g? S. Messick, Human Abilities and Modes of Attention: The Issue of Stylistic Consistencies in Cognition. D.F. Lohman, Spatial Ability and g. S.E. Embretson, Multidimensional Latent Trait Models in Measuring Fundamental Aspects of Intelligence. G.H. Fischer, Models for "Objective" Assessment of Treatment Effects Based on Item Response Data. M.J. Ree, J.A. Earles, Predicting Occupational Criteria: Not Much More Than g. R.J. Sternberg, Matching Abilities, Instruction and Assessment: Reawakening the Sleeping Giant of ATI.
Biography
Dennis, Ian; Tapsfield, Patrick
"...well worth perusing because it updates the discussion of issues related to general intelligence...a valuable addition to [a] library..."
—Contemporary Psychology
