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Genetics and general cognitive ability (g)
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Two recent articles in this journal made the case for the existence and importance of g and reviewed research on cognitive and psychophysical correlates of psychometric g. This review considers g from a genetic perspective. Multivariate genetic research indicates that g accounts for nearly all of the genetic variance of diverse psychometric cognitive tests (genetic g). Recent research suggests not only that elementary cognitive tasks are genetically linked to psychometric g but also that genetic g pervades these tasks. Contrary to the assumption of modularity that dominates cognitive science, genetic g exists in the mind as well as in psychometric tests.
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- Authors
- Plomin, R., & Spinath, F. M.
- Affiliations
- King's College London (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Plomin, Robert
- Venue
- Trends in Cognitive Sciences
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2002-04
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 169-176
- ISSN
- 1364-6613 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2150925047
- Cited by
- 191
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 2.76
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Trends in Cognitive Sciences (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
- Keywords
- general intelligence, heritability of intelligence, genetic variance, cognitive modularity, psychometric tests
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