Human Cognitive Abilities-a sur-vey of factor-analytic studies

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 6. Abilities in the domain of reasoning 7. Abilities in the domain of memory and learning 8. Abilities in the domain of visual perception 9. Abilities in the domain of auditory reception 10. Abilities in the domain of idea production 11. Abilities in the domain of cognitive speed 12. Abilities in the domain of knowledge and achievement 13. Psychomotor abilities 14. Miscellaneous domains of ability and personal characteristics 15. Higher-order factors of cognitive ability Part III. Issues: 16. A theory of cognitive abilities: the three-stratum theory 17. Issue about abilities: nature and nurture and others 18. Implications and recommendations References and list of datasets Appendices Name index Subject index.