The Nature of Mental Abilities.

Sternberg, Robert J.

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Publication Date: 1979-Mar

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The Nature of Mental Abilities.

Sternberg, Robert J.

American Psychologist, v34 n3 p214-30 Mar 1979

Mental abilities can be analyzed at four levels: composite tasks, subtasks, components, and metacomponents. Each level of analysis reveals something about the structure and content of mental abilities responsible for intelligent performance. (Author/WI)

Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Deduction, Individual Differences, Induction, Intelligence, Psychology, Task Analysis, Theories

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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