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Thorndike, Robert L. – 1986
The general ability factor (G), as enunciated by Charles Spearman in the model of cognitive functioning, has been the foundation of psychometric theory and test making practices for 80 years. Through these decades, some psychologists disagreed with this theory, especially Godfrey Thompson and E. L. Thorndike. Nevertheless, various aptitude tests…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Intelligence Tests
