Intelligence Defined and Undefined: A Relativistic Appraisal.

Wechsler, David

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Publication Date: 1975

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Intelligence Defined and Undefined: A Relativistic Appraisal

Wechsler, David

American Psychologist, 30, 2, 135-139, Feb 75

Major reasons for the continuing divergency of opinion as regards the nature and meaning of intelligence are examined. An appraisal of intelligence as a relative concept is proposed which advocates the necessity of specifying the reference systems to which a statement about intelligence refers. (EH)

Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement, Intelligence, Intelligence Differences, Intelligence Tests, Psychological Evaluation, Psychometrics

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