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#302 – Richard Haier: IQ Tests, Human Intelligence, and Group Differences

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Short Term Memory is Correlated with G Factor

G factor is what we mean. So often, asa, this term used i c, which is the wayi i c is used. They really mean g factor in regular conversation. What else is there besides the raw horse power of the engine inside your mind that generates intelligence? There are test taking skills. There are specific abilities. Some people are much better than others. You might know people who can memori and short ter memory is another aa component of this. A short term memory is one of the cognitive processes that's most highly correlated with the g factor. All those things like memory, a taste, test taking skills, account for variability across the test performances.

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