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Vocabulary and general intelligence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 December 2002

Arthur R. Jensen
Arthur R. Jensen
Affiliation:
School of Education, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-1670 [email protected]
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Abstract

Acquisition of word meanings, or vocabulary, reflects general mental ability (psychometric g) more than than do most abilities measured in test batteries. Among diverse subtests, vocabulary is especially high on indices of genetic influences. Bloom's exposition of the psychological complexities of understanding words, involving the primacy of concepts, the theory of mind, and other processes, explains vocabulary's predominant g saturation.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 24 , Issue 6 , December 2001 , pp. 1109 - 1110
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© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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