The g Factor: The Science of Mental Ability (Human Evolution, Behavior, and Intelligence)
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Jensen provides a comprehensive treatment of one of the major constructs of behavioral science―general mental ability―labeled the g factor by its discoverer, Charles Spearman. The g factor is about individual differences in mental abilities. In factor analyses of any and every large and diverse collection of measures of mental abilities, however varied the content of knowledge and skills they call upon, g emerges as the largest, most general source of differences between individuals and between certain subpopulations.Jensen fully and clearly explains the psychometric, statistical, genetic, and physiological basis of g, as we
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Manufacturer: Praeger
Release date: 28 February 1998
ISBN-10 : 0275961036 | ISBN-13: 9780275961039
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Release date: 28 February 1998
ISBN-10 : 0275961036 | ISBN-13: 9780275961039
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