It is possible that g may be modularized at the neural level, but for me here is the issue: we have measuring instruments that can measure g (at least, items that load heavily on the factor we label 'g'). This g score is usually the best single predictor of things like occupational success, school success, etc. Heritability is also highest on the g-items. Would measuring instruments of separate modules such as memory or specific forms of reasoning do a better job predicting - alone or in aggregate?
========================== John W. Kulig, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Coordinator, Psychology Honors Plymouth State University Plymouth NH 03264 ========================== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Palij" <[email protected]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> Cc: "Michael Palij" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 8, 2014 2:30:39 PM Subject: [tips] How Intelligent is IQ? - Neuroskeptic | DiscoverMagazine.com On Tue, 08 Apr 2014 05:55:37 -0700, Christopher Green wrote: >Maybe there is no g. Maybe there are independent memory and >reasoning functions but statistically they look like g because >almost all IQ test tasks require both. > http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/neuroskeptic/2012/12/24/how-intelligent-is-iq/#.U0Pwfui9KSM > Which reminds: did they ever resolve the modularity and g conundrum? That is, if there really is such a thing like g, how does it account for the evidence of modularity of cognitive processes that appears to operate independently of each other (i.e., uncorrelated)? See for example: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02643294.2011.557231#.U0Q_WKLeRfQ Really, does anyone seriously entertain "g" as a theoretical construct and not a by-product of higher-order factor analysis? -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13338.f659d005276678c0696b7f6beda66454&n=T&l=tips&o=35955 or send a blank email to leave-35955-13338.f659d005276678c0696b7f6beda66...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=35956 or send a blank email to leave-35956-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
