Can we reliably measure the general factor of intelligence (g) through commercial video games? Yes, we can!
Ángeles Quiroga, M.; Escorial, Sergio; Román, Francisco J.; Morillo, Daniel; Jarabo, Andrea; Privado, Jesús; Hernández, Miguel; Gallego, Borja; Colom, Roberto
Intelligence, Vol. 53 – 2015: 1 - 7
Formation of spatial thinking skills through different training methods
Kornkasem, Sorachai; Black, John B.
Cognitive Processing, Vol. 16 Issue S1 – 2015: 281 - 285
The Child Concentration Inventory (CCI): Initial validation of a child self-report measure of sluggish cognitive tempo.
Becker, Stephen P.; Luebbe, Aaron M.; Joyce, Ann Marie
Psychological Assessment, Vol. 27 Issue 3 – 2015: 1037 - 1052
A nice article that provides an overview of contemporary intelligence research. More importantly, the authors summarize and contrast the psychometric and information processing approaches to understanding human intelligence.
A few comments. Also, click on any image to enlarge and make more readable.
First. The CHC figure presented in the article is not a 100% accurate representation of the CHC model. The figure in the article is most consistent with Jack Carroll's 1993 model. His model was integrated with Cattell and Horn's models as the CHC model. A recent chapter by Schneider and McGrew (2012) provides the best summary of the "CHC" model.
Second. I have been a huge fan of Conway and Engle's executive
attention model of working memory and love the figure explaining working
memory and the focus of attention. In fact, in a recent IM Keynote
presentation I used a simpler version of this model to explain the importance of attentional control (AC; aka focus) in working memory, and in turn, it's role in understanding higher level cognition. You can watch this
material at the following YouTube video of the entire presentation. You
should start at approximately the 28 minute mark to see the relevant
material.
Finally. The authors make the following statements in their "future directions"conclusion. These points resonate to my thinking as recently outlined in a 4-level explanatory hierarchy for integrating different types of intelligence research. That information is available in the last (brief) video (Human Intelligence Research: Connecting the dots) at the end of this post.
sharpbrains.com "The cognitive fitness market — loosely defined as non-invasive neurotechnologies that monitor or enhance cognition — is booming…The "brain g... read more
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New and emerging models of human intelligence
Conway, Andrew R. A.; Kovacs, Kristof
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science, Vol. 6 Issue 5 – 2015: 419 - 426
Raven's is not a pure measure of general intelligence: Implications for g factor theory and the brief measurement of g
Gignac, Gilles E.
Intelligence, Vol. 52 – 2015: 71 - 79
Another study linking distorted time-processing and ADHD. Click here and here for posts about other related studies. What I find interesting is that the various experimental timing measures used in these studies could easily be made into psychometric tests (with readily available technology) for inclusion on intelligence tests or other special purpose cognitive batteries. Also, I have hypothesized in a MindHub Pub that some emerging neurotechnologies may improve ADHD (and related symptoms like attentional control and working memory) due to the fine-tuning of the human brain clock.
Other ADHD related research (brain connectivity, etc) can be found here.
psypost.org Human memory is the result of different mental processes, such as learning, remembering and forgetting. However, these distinct processes cannot be obse... read more
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Sex differences across different racial ability levels: Theories of origin and societal consequences
Nyborg, Helmuth
Intelligence, Vol. 52 – 2015: 44 - 62
nih.gov / Elton A and Gao W The default mode network (DMN) was first recognized as a set of brain regions demonstrating consistently greater activity during rest than during a mult... read more
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