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Title: Non-g Residuals of the SAT and ACT Predict Specific Abilities
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Coyle, Thomas R. Purcell, Jason M. Snyder, Anissa Kochunov, Peter |
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Non-g Residuals of the SAT and ACT Predict Specific Abilities Intelligence 41,2 (March-April 2013): 114-120. Also: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160289612001444#sec2.1 Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: Elsevier Keyword(s): Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB); Cognitive Ability; g Factor; Test Scores/Test theory/IRT; Tests and Testing This research examined whether non-g residuals of the SAT and ACT subtests, obtained after removing g, predicted specific abilities. Non-g residuals of the verbal and math subtests of the SAT and ACT were correlated with academic (verbal and math) and non-academic abilities (speed and shop), both based on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery. Non-g residuals of the SAT and ACT math subtests were positively related to math ability and negatively to verbal ability, whereas the opposite pattern was found for the verbal subtests. Non-g residuals of both sets of subtests were weakly related to non-academic abilities. The results support an investment theory of skills and abilities: Investing in skills in one area (e.g., math) improves abilities in that area but lowers abilities in competing areas (e.g., verbal). |
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Coyle, Thomas R., Jason M. Purcell, Anissa Snyder and Peter Kochunov. "Non-g Residuals of the SAT and ACT Predict Specific Abilities." Intelligence 41,2 (March-April 2013): 114-120.
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