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What are some of the criticisms of Cattell's Fluid and Crystallized Intelligence Theory?

Answer 1

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IN A COMPLEXLY DESIGNED FACTOR ANALYSIS OF ABILITY AND PERSONALITY VARIABLES CATTELL FOUND EVIDENCE FOR HIGHER-ORDER FACTORS REPRESENTING HIS HYPOTHESIZED FLUID AND CRYSTALLIZED ABILITIES. THIS CRITIQUE DEMONSTRATES THAT THERE ARE METHODOLOGICAL WEAKNESSES AT EVERY STAGE OF THE STUDY FROM THE SELECTION OF THE VARIABLES, THROUGH THE 1ST-ORDER FACTORING, TO THE 2ND-ORDER FACTORING SUCH THAT ONE CANNOT HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE RESULTS. IN CONTRAST, A SIMPLE 9 * 9 TABLE OF INTERCORRELATIONS PROVIDES RESULTS THAT ARE IN LINE WITH CATTELL'S THEORY THOUGH THEY ARE NOT CRITICAL IN DISTINGUISHING HIS THEORY FROM VERNON'S HIERARCHICAL MODEL OF ABILITIES. GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR THE DESIGN OF FACTOR-ANALYTIC INVESTIGATIONS ALSO EMERGE. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved)

Answer 2

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IN A COMPLEXLY DESIGNED FACTOR ANALYSIS OF ABILITY AND PERSONALITY VARIABLES CATTELL FOUND EVIDENCE FOR HIGHER-ORDER FACTORS REPRESENTING HIS HYPOTHESIZED FLUID AND CRYSTALLIZED ABILITIES. THIS CRITIQUE DEMONSTRATES THAT THERE ARE METHODOLOGICAL WEAKNESSES AT EVERY STAGE OF THE STUDY FROM THE SELECTION OF THE VARIABLES, THROUGH THE 1ST-ORDER FACTORING, TO THE 2ND-ORDER FACTORING SUCH THAT ONE CANNOT HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE RESULTS. IN CONTRAST, A SIMPLE 9 * 9 TABLE OF INTERCORRELATIONS PROVIDES RESULTS THAT ARE IN LINE WITH CATTELL'S THEORY THOUGH THEY ARE NOT CRITICAL IN DISTINGUISHING HIS THEORY FROM VERNON'S HIERARCHICAL MODEL OF ABILITIES. GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR THE DESIGN OF FACTOR-ANALYTIC INVESTIGATIONS ALSO EMERGE.

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