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The ability is not general, and neither are the conclusions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2001

Robert J. Sternberg
Robert J. Sternberg
Affiliation:
Yale University, Department of Psychology, New Haven, CT 06520-8205 [email protected] www.yale.edu/rjsternberg
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Abstract

Stanovich & West rely for many of their conclusions on correlations of reasoning tasks with SAT scores. The conclusions they draw are suspect because the SAT is not a particularly good measure of so-called g; g is not necessarily causal, SAT scores are no arbiter of what is true, and in any case it is not suprising that reasoning tests correlate with reasoning tests.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 23 , Issue 5 , October 2000 , pp. 697 - 698
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© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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