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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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A Quantitative Trait Locus Associated With Cognitive Ability in Children

TL;DR: A DNA marker in the gene for insulin-like growth factor-2 receptor (IGF2R) on Chromosome 6 yielded a significantly greater frequency of a particular form of the gene (allele) in a high-g group than in a control group.
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Population sex differences in IQ at age 11: the Scottish mental survey 1932

TL;DR: In another study, this paper found that there were no significant differences in cognitive test scores between boys and girls, but there was a highly significant difference in their standard deviations (P<.001).
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Is Response to Intervention Good Policy for Specific Learning Disability

TL;DR: The reauthorized Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) established new provisions for specific learning disability identification, including: (a) no longer requiring consideration of IQ-achievement discrepancy and (b) permitting response to intervention (RTI) as part of SLD evaluation procedures as mentioned in this paper.
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The smart negotiator: cognitive ability and emotional intelligence in negotiation

TL;DR: In this article, the authors develop theoretical propositions linking multiple forms of intelligence to information acquisition, decision making, and tactical choices in bargaining contexts, and discuss implications for negotiation teaching and practice.
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The genetics of g in human and mouse.

TL;DR: It is argued that a mouse model of g could provide a powerful analytic tool for exploring cognitive processes that are linked functionally by genes.
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