Cited by 6,207Cognitive Abilities and TestingPsychometric Methodologies and TestingAcademic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology

"General Intelligence," Objectively Determined and Measured

Spearman, C.·1904·The American Journal of Psychology

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  • Estimates of individual teacher effects are measured with error that attenuates correlations between them.

    “Despite attempts to increase the precision of these estimates through empirical Bayes estimation, estimates of individual teacher effects are measured with error that will attenuate these correlations (Spearman, 1904).”

    From Teacher and Teaching Effects on Students’ Attitudes and Behaviors (2017) · cites this paper as Spearman, 1904

  • The variance common across cognitive tasks can be modeled as a latent factor denoted as g (the general factor of intelligence).

    “the variance common across cognitive tasks can be modeled as a latent factor denoted as g (the general factor of intelligence) 9,10”

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Authors
Spearman, C.
Corresponding author
Spearman, C.
Venue
The American Journal of Psychology
Published
1904-04
Volume
15
Issue
2
Pages
201
ISSN
0002-9556 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2133487567
Cited by
6,207
References
0
Citations by year
2026: 205 · 2025: 210 · 2024: 280 · 2023: 272 · 2022: 248 · 2021: 318 · 2020: 369 · 2019: 328 · 2018: 251 · 2017: 280 · 2016: 227 · 2015: 233 · 2014: 255 · 2013: 228 · 2012: 224
FWCI
24.44
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
The American Journal of Psychology (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › General Psychology › Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology
Keywords
general intelligence, intelligence testing, psychometrics

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