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Why g matters: The complexity of everyday life

Linda S. Gottfredson
- 01 Jan 1997 - 
- Vol. 24, Iss: 1, pp 79-132
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In this paper, the authors provide evidence that intelligence has pervasive utility in work settings because it is essentially the ability to deal with cognitive complexity, in particular, with complex information processing, and the more complex a work task, the greater the advantages that higher g confers in performing it well.
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This article is published in Intelligence.The article was published on 1997-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 1300 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Everyday life & Cognitive complexity.

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Reading Difficulties and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Behaviours: Evidence of an Early Association in a Nonclinical Sample.

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Defining Antecedents for Noncommissioned Officer Self-Learning: A Review of the Literature

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed the scientific literature on self-directed learning, self-regulation of learning, motivation for self-learning, and organizational supports for selfdirected learning.
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Academic Achievement in College: the Predictive Value of Subjective Evaluations of Intelligence and Academic Self-Concept

TL;DR: In this article, the authors studied the predictive power of self-estimated intelligence in the educational domain and found that self-essessed intelligence is correlated with academic achievement. But, they did not consider the relationship between self-assessed intelligence and personality traits.
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Cognitive ability, lifestyle risk factors, and two-year survival in first myocardial infarction men: A Swedish National Registry study.

TL;DR: This study found substantial inverse associations between young adulthood CA, and middle-age lifestyle risk factors smoking, diabetes, and obesity, and two-year survival in first myocardial infarction male patients.
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