Handbook of Understanding and Measuring Intelligence

Oliver Wilhelm, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology at Humboldt-University Berlin, Germany. He earned his doctoral degree in 2000 from the Universeity of Mannheim and subsequently worked at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, and at the University of Arizona in Tucson.  His research focuses on individual differences in working memory, reasoning, and mental speed.  Additional research interests are in intellectual engagement, openness for new experiences, and cognitive failures and how these traits relate to various abilities.  He is also doing experimental work on deductive reasoning and working memory.Randall W. Engle received his Ph.D. in 1973 from Ohio State University, where his mentor was D.D. Wickens.  Following a 21 year tenure at the University of South Carolina, he moved to Atlanta, where he took the position of Professor and Chair of the School of Psychology at the Georgia Institute of Technology.  He has published numerous papers and book chapters exploring the properties of attention and working memory capacity and their relationship to intelligence.  Together with faculty colleagues across the globe, the Engle team, including former doctoral students and post docs, continues to pursue the nature of working memory capacity using micro-analytic experimental studies and macro-analytic factor analysis studies.

• PrefaceIntroduction (Intelligence: A Diva and a Work Horse) - O. Wilhelm, & R. W. EngleAssessing Problem Solving in Context - P. C. Kyllonen, & S. LeeMental Speed: On Frameworks, Paradigms, and a Platform for the Future - V. Danthiir, R. D. Roberts, R. Schulze, & O. WilhelmCognitive Mechanisms Underlying Intelligence: Defense of a Reductionist Approach - A. R. A. ConwayWorking Memory Capacity, Attention Control, and Fluid Intelligence - R. P. Heitz, N. Unsworth, & R. W. EngleEmotional Intelligence: An Elusive Ability - G. Matthews, M. Zeidner, & R. D. RobertsMetacognition and Intelligence - C. Hertzog, & A. E. RobinsonKnowledge and Intelligence - P. L. Ackerman, & M. E. BeierFull Frontal Fluidity? Looking in on the Neuroimaging of Reasoning and Intelligence - M. J. KaneBehavioral Genetics and Intelligence - S. A. PetrillA Dialectical Constructivist View of Developmental Intelligence - J. Pascual-Leone, & J. JohnsonDevelopment of Intellectual Abilities in Old Age: From Age Gradients to Individuals - M. Lövdén, & U. LindenbergerGroup Differences in Intelligence and Related Measures - W. W. Wittmann Modeling Structures of Intelligence - R. SchulzeItem Response Theory and the Measurement of Cognitive Processes - F. Schmiedekg Factor: Issues of Design and Interpretation - L. StankovCapturing Successful Intelligence Through Measures of Analytic, Creative, and Practical Skills - P. J. Henry, R. J. Sternberg, & E. L. GrigorenkoFaceted Models of Intelligence - H.-M. Süß & A. BeauducelAssessing Intelligence: Past, Present, and Future - R. D. Roberts, P. M. Markham, M. Zeidner, & G. MatthewsThe Role of Domain Knowledge in Higher-Level Cognition - D. Z. HambrickMeasuring Reasoning Ability - O. WilhelmThe Measurement of Working Memory Capacity - K. OberauerWorking Memory, Intelligence, and Learning Disabilities - H. L. SwansonCognitive Ability in Selection Decisions - D. S. Ones, C. Viswesvaran, & S. DilchertUnderstanding Intelligence: A Summary and an Adjustable-Attention Hypothesis - N. CowanTo g or not to g - That Is the Question - N. Brody

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