Elena Grigorenko
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- human intelligencePsychometric theories
… (author of this article) and Elena Grigorenko, contributors to the edited volume provided competing views of the g factor, with many suggesting that specialized abilities are more important than a general ability, especially because they more readily explain individual variations in intellectual functioning. Second, psychometric theories cannot precisely characterize all…
Read More… (author of this article) and Elena Grigorenko, contributors to the edited volume provided competing views of the g factor, with many suggesting that specialized abilities are more important than a general ability, especially because they more readily explain individual variations in intellectual functioning. Second, psychometric theories cannot precisely characterize all…
Read More - human intelligenceThe environmental viewpoint
In addition, the psychologist Elena Grigorenko and her colleagues, in “The Organization of Luo Conceptions of Intelligence: A Study of Implicit Theories in a Kenyan Village” (2001), found that rural Kenyans have a broad conception of intelligence that emphasizes moral behaviour, particularly duty to others.
Read MoreIn addition, the psychologist Elena Grigorenko and her colleagues, in “The Organization of Luo Conceptions of Intelligence: A Study of Implicit Theories in a Kenyan Village” (2001), found that rural Kenyans have a broad conception of intelligence that emphasizes moral behaviour, particularly duty to others.
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