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Lumpers and splitters; halos and horns

In: Management and Myths

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  • Adrian Furnham

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There is a fundamental difference at the heart of the debate among intelligence researchers between what have been called lumpers and splitters. Lumpers argue for what the experts call general intelligence. Arguments are based on the fact, long established, that if you give people a wide range of ability tests people tend to score about the same on each. That is, bright people tend to do well on all the tests and vice versa. Really good intelligence tests, however, still have as many as 16 subtests measuring vocabulary, verbal reasoning, ability to do calculations, spatial ability and so on to improve both reliability and validity.

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  • Adrian Furnham, 2004. "Lumpers and splitters; halos and horns," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Management and Myths, pages 88-90, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-4039-9003-7_31
    DOI: 10.1057/9781403990037_31
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