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The evolution of fluid intelligence meets formative g

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 August 2017

Kristof Kovacs  and
Andrew R. A. Conway
Kristof Kovacs
Affiliation:
Eszterházy Károly University, 3300, Eger, Hungary kristof340@gmail.com
Andrew R. A. Conway
Affiliation:
Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA 91768 andrew.conway@cgu.edu
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Abstract

The argument by Burkart et al. in the target article relates to fluid (not general) intelligence: a domain-general ability involved in complex, novel problem solving, and strongly related to working memory and executive functions. A formative framework, under which the general factor of intelligence is the common consequence, not the common cause of the covariance among tests is more in line with an evolutionary approach.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 40 , 2017 , e208
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