Testing the indifferentiation hypothesis during childhood, adolescence and adulthood
The general (g) factor is the most general and relevant cognitive ability. This factor is considered to be one of the most important predictors of academic achievement and of many other socially relevant behavioral outcomes. In the last decades, many researchers have investigated the possible change...
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| Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2006 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) |
| Repositorio: | Docta Complutense |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/132674 |
| Nivel de acceso: | Acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Cognitive abilities structure G factor Indifferentiation hypothesis WAIS TEA battery Aptitudes e inteligencia (Psicología) Psicología evolutiva Psicología diferencial 61 Psicología |
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| author | Juan Espinosa, Manuel de |
| author2 | Cuevas Esteban, Lara Escorial Martín, Sergio García, Luis F. |
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| author_browse | Cuevas Esteban, Lara Escorial Martín, Sergio García, Luis F. Juan Espinosa, Manuel de |
| author_facet | Juan Espinosa, Manuel de Cuevas Esteban, Lara Escorial Martín, Sergio García, Luis F. |
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| description | The general (g) factor is the most general and relevant cognitive ability. This factor is considered to be one of the most important predictors of academic achievement and of many other socially relevant behavioral outcomes. In the last decades, many researchers have investigated the possible changes in the relevance of the g factor from childhood to adulthood. The indifferentiation hypothesis states that the variance attributed to the g factor and the main cognitive abilities will not change over the life span. In the present study, the authors tested that hypothesis in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood by using 2 different cognitive batteries (Test of Educational Ability [TEA; S. A. TEA, 1999], Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scales [WAIS; D. Wechsler, 1955]), which they administered in 2 different countries-Spain (TEA) and the United States (WAIS). The ages of the participants (N = 2,384) ranged from 8 to 54 years. Results showed that the number of factors extracted and the relevance were the same for every age group in both batteries, as predicted by the indifferentiation hypothesis. The authors discuss implications of intelligence assessment. |
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| spelling | Testing the indifferentiation hypothesis during childhood, adolescence and adulthood Juan Espinosa, Manuel de Cuevas Esteban, Lara Escorial Martín, Sergio García, Luis F. Cognitive abilities structure G factor Indifferentiation hypothesis WAIS TEA battery Aptitudes e inteligencia (Psicología) Psicología evolutiva Psicología diferencial 61 Psicología The general (g) factor is the most general and relevant cognitive ability. This factor is considered to be one of the most important predictors of academic achievement and of many other socially relevant behavioral outcomes. In the last decades, many researchers have investigated the possible changes in the relevance of the g factor from childhood to adulthood. The indifferentiation hypothesis states that the variance attributed to the g factor and the main cognitive abilities will not change over the life span. In the present study, the authors tested that hypothesis in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood by using 2 different cognitive batteries (Test of Educational Ability [TEA; S. A. TEA, 1999], Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scales [WAIS; D. Wechsler, 1955]), which they administered in 2 different countries-Spain (TEA) and the United States (WAIS). The ages of the participants (N = 2,384) ranged from 8 to 54 years. Results showed that the number of factors extracted and the relevance were the same for every age group in both batteries, as predicted by the indifferentiation hypothesis. The authors discuss implications of intelligence assessment. Taylor & Francis https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/132674 |
| spellingShingle | Testing the indifferentiation hypothesis during childhood, adolescence and adulthood Juan Espinosa, Manuel de Cognitive abilities structure G factor Indifferentiation hypothesis WAIS TEA battery Aptitudes e inteligencia (Psicología) Psicología evolutiva Psicología diferencial 61 Psicología |
| title | Testing the indifferentiation hypothesis during childhood, adolescence and adulthood |
| title_full | Testing the indifferentiation hypothesis during childhood, adolescence and adulthood |
| title_fullStr | Testing the indifferentiation hypothesis during childhood, adolescence and adulthood |
| title_full_unstemmed | Testing the indifferentiation hypothesis during childhood, adolescence and adulthood |
| title_short | Testing the indifferentiation hypothesis during childhood, adolescence and adulthood |
| title_sort | Testing the indifferentiation hypothesis during childhood, adolescence and adulthood |
| topic | Cognitive abilities structure G factor Indifferentiation hypothesis WAIS TEA battery Aptitudes e inteligencia (Psicología) Psicología evolutiva Psicología diferencial 61 Psicología |
| topic_facet | Cognitive abilities structure G factor Indifferentiation hypothesis WAIS TEA battery Aptitudes e inteligencia (Psicología) Psicología evolutiva Psicología diferencial 61 Psicología |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/132674 |