The g factor : the science of mental ability / Arthur R. Jensen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jensen, Arthur Robert.

Series:

Human evolution, behavior, and intelligence 1063-2158

Human evolution, behavior, and intelligence, 1063-2158

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

General factor (Psychology).

Intellect.

Nature and nurture.

Physical Description:

xiv, 648 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1998.

Summary:

The most comprehensive examination of general mental ability--the g factor--ever published.

Contents:

Chapter 1. A Little History 1

Chapter 2. The Discovery of g 18

Chapter 3. The Trouble with "Intelligence" 45

Chapter 4. Models and Characteristics of g 73

Chapter 5. Challenges to g 105

Chapter 6. Biological Correlates of g 137

Chapter 7. The Heritability of g 169

Chapter 8. Information Processing and g 203

Chapter 9. The Practical Validity of g 270

Chapter 10. Construct, Vehicles, and Measurements 306

Chapter 11. Population Differences in g 350

Chapter 12. Population Differences in g: Causal Hypotheses 418

Chapter 13. Sex Differences in g 531

Chapter 14. The g Nexus 544

Appendix A. Spearman's "Law of Diminishing Returns" 585

Appendix B. Method of Correlated Vectors 589

Appendix C. Multivariate Analyses of a Nexus 593.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [597]-634) and indexes.

ISBN:

0275961036

OCLC:

37024184