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Reaction Time and Intelligence

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Intelligence and Learning

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Measurements of various parameters derived from different reaction time (RT) paradigms are found to be correlated with psychometric measurements of general mental ability. Such RT-derived measurements, when combined in a multiple regression equation, predict some 50 percent or more of the variance in IQ or This relationship of IQ or g to RT parameters indicates that our standard IQ tests tap fundamental processes involved in individual differences in specific knowledge, acquired skills, or cultural background.

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  1. University of California, Berkeley, California, USA

    Arthur R. Jensen

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  1. University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Morton P. Friedman

  2. University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada

    J. P. Das

  3. MRC Developmental Psychology Unit, London, England

    Neil O’Connor

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Jensen, A.R. (1981). Reaction Time and Intelligence. In: Friedman, M.P., Das, J.P., O’Connor, N. (eds) Intelligence and Learning. NATO Conference Series, vol 14. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1083-9_4

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