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Why g matters: The complexity of everyday life
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“Tests with high g loadings demand higher cognitive complexity, and tests with low g loadings demand lower cognitive complexity [3,5].”
From Spearman’s Hypothesis Tested on Black Adults: A Meta-Analysis (2016) · cites this paper as [5]
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“which is consistently associated with academic, social, and vocational success [20,21].”
From Dual N-back working memory training in healthy adults: A randomized comparison to processing speed training. (2016) · cites this paper as [20]
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Quick Assessment of Literacy in Primary Care: The Newest Vital Sign
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Metadata
- Authors
- Gottfredson, L. S.
- Affiliations
- University of Delaware (US)
- Corresponding author
- Gottfredson, Linda S.
- Venue
- Intelligence
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1997-01
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 79-132
- ISSN
- 0160-2896 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2079072929
- Cited by
- 1,408
- References
- 119
- Citations by year
- 2026: 26 · 2025: 44 · 2024: 62 · 2023: 60 · 2022: 57 · 2021: 67 · 2020: 56 · 2019: 63 · 2018: 71 · 2017: 72 · 2016: 67 · 2015: 70 · 2014: 83 · 2013: 51 · 2012: 75
- FWCI
- 24.18
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Intelligence (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
- Keywords
- general intelligence, cognitive complexity, everyday life, employee performance, adult literacy, National Adult Literacy Survey, post-industrial economy, life chances, information processing
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