The Nature Of General Intelligence

1. Spearman: g

• Mental energy as a place holder for a real explanation
• Information processing speed and efficiency
• Working memory is g (Kane & Engle, Colom)
• Is it part of even more general fitness factor (e.g., super K)?
• G as artifact of measurement
  1. Thomson's bond theory: recruitment of overlapping units (Bartholomew, Deary, Allerhand)
  2. Sternberg's view resonats with that of Thompson
  3. Cattell's/Horn's interpretation?
  4. Bootstrapping?
• Mutualism (van der Maas)
• Dickens & Flynn (2001)
  • Gene-enviroment correlations (individual and social multiplier, g resulting from environmental feedback loops in terms of levels and structure)
  • Cultural "Spectacles" (Flynn, 2009, Beyond intelligence)

Resources

1. Detterman paper