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The chapter reviews research relevant to applied human resource practice, treating general cognitive ability as closely aligned with intelligence concepts such as IQ and Spearman’s general intelligence factor (g), while excluding weakly supported intelligence models like emotional and practical intelligence. 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is general cognitive ability defined in the chapter?","Question",{"text":113,"@type":114},"It is described as the ability that consistently differentiates individuals on mental abilities regardless of the cognitive task or test.","Answer",{"name":116,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":117},"Why does the chapter treat general cognitive ability as similar to IQ and Spearman’s g?",{"text":118,"@type":114},"It states that, for this review, general cognitive ability is synonymous with traditional intelligence conceptions, including IQ and Spearman’s general intelligence factor (g).",{"name":120,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":121},"What distinguishes Cattell’s fluid intelligence from crystallized intelligence?",{"text":122,"@type":114},"Fluid intelligence is the ability to solve novel problems through reasoning, while crystallized intelligence relies on prior experience and knowledge to solve 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this reason,managers,supervisors,and other organizational leaders have a vested interest in thehuman capital that comprises their organization.Thus,leader-ship within an organization should strive to select and developthe most talented individuals.One way in which talented indi-viduals can be identified is through the evaluation of their gen-eral cognitive ability.In this chapter,we review the research oncognitive ability that is of relevance to applied human resourceresearchers and practitioners.  \nGeneral cognitive ability is the ability that consistently dif-ferentiates individuals on mental abilities regardless of thecognitive task or test(Jensen,1998).Thus,general cognitiveability can be measured in a variety of ways with a variety oftests.For the purpose of this review,general cognitive abil-ity is synonymous with traditional conceptions of intelligencesuch as IQ and Charles Spearman's general intelligence factor(g).This review is restricted to cognitive ability conceptionsof intelligence and does not review other assessments thathave adopted the word intelligence,such as emotional intelli-gence and practical intelligence.We also exclude measuresand models of intelligence for which there is little researchsupport.  \n62 HANDBOOK OF WoRKPLACE ASSESSMENT  \nMany well-known tests measure general cognitive ability forworkplace assessment.Some general cognitive ability tests thatare commonly used in workplace assessment are presented inthe Appendix.Some of the many vendors of such tests are bet-ter than others.We list a few test publishers whose cognitive abil-ity tests are well constructed,widely used,and for which there isexcellent documentation.  \n# Dominant Models of General Cognitive Ability \n\nMultiple models describe the nature of general cognitive abil-ity,but for the purposes of this overview,we focus on the mostwidely recognized and accepted models in the field.We beginwith a review of Spearman's general intelligence factor,or g.Wethen summarize Cattell's model of crystallized and fluid intel-ligence and John Carroll's three-stratum model of cognitiveability.  \n## General Intelligence Factor Model\n\nSpearman(1904)presented a model of intelligence explained bytwo factors,the general cognitive ability factor(g)and the spe-cific factor,abbreviated as s.(Carroll,1993;Jensen,1998).Thes allows an individual to be more effective at one cognitive abil-ity test than another one when there is task-or domain-specificknowledge.Thus,s is unique from g,which is responsible for anindividual's effectiveness on all tests of cognitive ability.Spearmanwas able to derive his model of the g factor from a method knownas factor analysis(which he also invented).Through factor analy-sis,a researcher can determine correlations between specific vari-ables in a cognitive test and a common variable that is presentthroughout tests(Jensen,1998).Spearman named the commonvariable in this case g.Through factor analysis,he concluded thatg is the common factor that differentiates individuals on all testsof cognitive ability.The primary reason that Spearman's modelhas prevailed as one of the dominant models of cognitive abil-ity is that empirical research has produced strong results demon-strating the importance of the g factor in all cognitive ability tests(Jensen,1998).  \n## Cattell's Crystallized and Fluid Intelligences\n\nRaymond Cattell,a student of Charles Spearman,proposed thatcrystallized and fluid intelligence are two underlying componentsof the g factor(Cattell,1943;Jensen,1998).Cattell's model,likeSpearman's,also has substantial research support.Fluid intelligenceis the ability to solve novel problems through reasoning.Crystallizedintelligence is the ability to rely on prior experience and knowledgeto solve problems.Individual differences in fluid intelligence con-tribute to individual difference","cbCaiiVFWrfNJhcu","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiVFWrfNJhcu","pdf",337225,"English","# General Cognitive Ability\n# Dominant Models of General Cognitive Ability\n## General Intelligence Factor Model\n## Cattell's Crystallized and Fluid Intelligences\n## Carroll's Three-Stratum Theory","[{\"question\":\"How is general cognitive ability defined in the chapter?\",\"answer\":\"It is described as the ability that consistently differentiates individuals on mental abilities regardless of the cognitive task or test.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the chapter treat general cognitive ability as similar to IQ and Spearman’s g?\",\"answer\":\"It states that, for this review, general cognitive ability is synonymous with traditional intelligence conceptions, including IQ and Spearman’s general intelligence factor (g).\"},{\"question\":\"What distinguishes Cattell’s fluid intelligence from crystallized intelligence?\",\"answer\":\"Fluid intelligence is the ability to solve novel problems through reasoning, while crystallized intelligence relies on prior experience and knowledge to solve problems.\"}]","General Cognitive Ability - Research Overview | PDF"]