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social science subjects > psychology > psychological assessment > intelligence assessment > cognitive ability: multiple cognitive abilities

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cognitive ability: multiple cognitive abilities  

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  • Introduction There are some theories supporting the view of intelligence as a collection of separate cognitive abilities (Gardner, 1993; Guilford and Hoepfner, 1971). Those theories follow the often-called ‘Thurstone tradition’ (Gustafsson, 1984). [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychological Assessment; Cognitive Ability: Multiple Cognitive Abilities]

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