Developmental intelligence: From empirical to hidden constructs
Date
2013Author
Demetriou, Andreas P.Spanoudis,George C.
Shayer, Michael
Source
IntelligenceVolume
41Issue
5Pages
744-749Google Scholar check
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This article answers some of the criticisms and suggestions of the three commentaries. We showed, in agreement with Coyle, that (i) variability is indeed distinct from speed, (ii) they both additively reflect processing efficiency and (iii) that they differentially relate to WM and gf during development. In agreement with Kail, we showed that developmental intelligence and psychometric intelligence are (i) related but distinct, they additively contribute to school learning and (iii) their role varies with developmental phase. Finally, in agreement with Pascual-Leone, we proposed a number of higher level hidden constructs to account for the data patterns observed between empirical constructs, such as speed, variability, WM, and reasoning. © 2013 Elsevier Inc.