Previous literature has suggested the existence of a close relationship between individuals' intellectual abilities and their cognitive profile, understood as their performance in tasks tapping into the different cognitive domains. This relationship has typically been discussed in populations characterized as having high intellectual abilities, as…

Extending the study of autobiographical narratives to entire life narratives, we tested the emergence of globally coherent life narratives in adolescence, as hypothesized by McAdams (1985). Participants were 102 children and young adults (ages 8, 12, 16, and 20 years) who narrated their lives twice. Between narrations, half of each age group…

Analyzes longitudinal data for young men to determine the effects of schooling and tracking in Israeli high schools on changes in measured intelligence during adolescence. Concludes among other things, that extended schooling enhances intelligence substantially during adolescence; more in the academic than the vocational track. (Author/GEA)