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General Mental Ability

General Mental Ability is a psychological construct representing the core cognitive capacity underlying an individual's performance across a range of intellectual tasks, distinguished from other traits by its emphasis on general reasoning, problem-solving, and learning efficiency rather than domain-specific knowledge or acquired skills.

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2017–2026

301

Variants

G FactorGeneral Cognitive AbilityGeneral Intelligence

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"General Intelligence," Objectively Determined and Measured

C. Spearman · The American Journal of Psychology · 1904 · 6.2K citations

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Essentials of Psychological Testing

Benjamin Rosner, Lee J. Cronbach · The American Journal of Psychology · 1960 · 4.6K citations

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The validity and utility of selection methods in personnel psychology: Practical and theoretical implications of 85 years of research findings.

Frank L. Schmidt, John E. Hunter · Psychological Bulletin · 1998 · 4K citations

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The nature of phonological processing and its causal role in the acquisition of reading skills.

Richard K. Wagner, Joseph K. Torgesen · Psychological Bulletin · 1987 · 3.2K citations

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The g factor: the science of mental ability

Choice Reviews Online · 1998 · 2.8K citations

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Authors

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  1. IJ
    Ian J. Deary

    University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    77 publications · 7.5K citations

    44

    h-index

  2. RP
    Robert Plomin

    King's College London, United Kingdom

    54 publications · 5.9K citations

    38

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  3. JM
    John M. Starr

    University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    34 publications · 3.2K citations

    27

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  4. AJ
    Alan J. Gow

    University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    23 publications · 2.2K citations

    23

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  5. SA
    Stephen A. Petrill

    The Ohio State University, United States

    18 publications · 2.1K citations

    16

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Institutions

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  1. University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    46 h-index

    349 publications

    28.9K citations

  2. King's College London

    London, United Kingdom

    34 h-index

    198 publications

    17.5K citations

  3. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    29 h-index

    66 publications

    4.8K citations

  4. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    23 h-index

    75 publications

    5.6K citations

  5. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    22 h-index

    57 publications

    8.7K citations

  6. University of Iowa

    Iowa City, United States

    21 h-index

    52 publications

    16.8K citations

  7. University of Colorado Boulder

    Boulder, United States

    21 h-index

    67 publications

    7.1K citations

  8. Karolinska Institutet

    Stockholm, Sweden

    21 h-index

    73 publications

    10.1K citations

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Venues

  1. Intelligence

    70 publications · 6.2K citations

    39

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  2. Journal of Applied Psychology

    36 publications · 4.3K citations

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  3. Journal of Educational Psychology

    41 publications · 4.3K citations

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  4. International Journal of Selection and Assessment

    28 publications · 1.1K citations

    20

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  5. PubMed

    Repository · 31 publications · 1.4K citations

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