Process Overlap Theory is a Milestone Achievement Among Intelligence Theories

• Published in: Journal of applied research in memory and cognition Vol. 8; no. 3; pp. 273 - 276
• Main Authors: Schneider, W. Joel, McGrew, Kevin S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washigton Elsevier Science 01-09-2019; Elsevier Inc; Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition
• Subjects: Cattell-Horn-Carroll Theory of Cognitive Abilities; Cognitive Ability; Executive Function; Intelligence; Intelligence Quotient; Knowledge (General); Process Overlap Theory; Short Term Memory; Intelligence; Process Overlap Theory; Cattell-Horn-Carroll Theory of Cognitive Abilities
• ISSN: 2211-3681; 2211-369X
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jarmac.2019.06.006

Comments on an article by K. Kovacs & A. R. Conway (see record 2019-35944-001). Kovacs and Conway offer a koan worthy of prolonged meditation. Their question of how there is “no such thing” as general intelligence (g) and yet psychometricians can be remarkably good at measuring it would be easy to dismiss if it were a cynical joke, but Kovacs and Conway advance the question respectfully and in good faith. Their efforts to wrestle with this paradox have paid off in the form of a productive explanation of general intelligence. Because debates about the theoretical status of g can turn ugly, it is refreshing to read an attempt to resolve the controversy that treats all parties with dignity. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)