Déjà vu All Over Again: A Unitary Biological Mechanism for Intelligence Is (Probably) Untenable

Nearly a century ago, Spearman proposed that “specific factors can be regarded as the ‘nuts and bolts’ of cognitive performance…, while the general factor is the mental energy available to power the specific engines”. Geary (2018; 2019) takes Spearman’s analogy of “mental energy” quite literally and...

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Main Authors: Louis D. Matzel, Dylan W. Crawford, Bruno Sauce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Journal of Intelligence
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-3200/8/2/24