Human Cognitive Abilities A Survey of Factor-Analytic Studies [Hardcover]

This 1993 work surveys and summarizes the results of more than seventy years of investigation into human cognitive ability.The results of more than seventy years of investigation, by factor analysis, of the varieties of cognitive abilities, are described with particular attention to abilities in language, thinking, memory, visual and auditory perception, creativity, etc.The results of more than seventy years of investigation, by factor analysis, of the varieties of cognitive abilities, are described with particular attention to abilities in language, thinking, memory, visual and auditory perception, creativity, etc.This long awaited work surveys and summarizes the results of more than seventy years of investigation, by factor analysis, of a variety of cognitive abilities, with particular attention to language, thinking, memory, visual and auditory perception, creativity and the production of ideas, and the speed and accuracy of mental processing. The author describes his detailed findings resulting from reanalysis of more than 460 data sets from the factor-analytic literature, followed by a presentation of a hierarchical, three-stratum theory of cognitive ability and its implications for further research. A set of three computer disks (IBM 3-1/2 1.4 megabytes, ASCII format) containing the numerical data sets and Dr. Carroll's statistical results is also available. Representing over 4 megabytes of data or roughly 2000 printed pages the disks are major resources for the interested researcher.Preface; Part I. Introduction to the Survey: 1. The study of cognitive abilities; 2. Historical foundations of the study of cognitive abilities; 3. Survey and analysis of correlational and factor-analytic research on cognitive abilities: methodology; 4. Survey and analysis of correlational and factor-analytic research on cognitive abilities: overview of outcomes; Part II. The Identification and Description of Cognitive Abilities: 5. Abilities in the domain of language; l%