Aptitudes in the definition and evaluation of the intelligence: contributions of fator analysis

One part of the research in psychology about the definition and evaluation of the intelligence concerns the fixation of the number of the aptitudes and, in the case of a plural number of aptitudes, if these are independent or interdependent. The fator analysis, first exploratory and now confirmatory...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Almeida, Leandro S.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2002
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Repositorio:Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto. Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.usp.br:article/46637
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.usp.br/paideia/article/view/46637
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Inteligência
Aptidões
Psicometria
Tests
Intelligence
Aptitudes
Psychometry
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Sumario:One part of the research in psychology about the definition and evaluation of the intelligence concerns the fixation of the number of the aptitudes and, in the case of a plural number of aptitudes, if these are independent or interdependent. The fator analysis, first exploratory and now confirmatory, has been the method par excellence, even without never to appoint which theory is correct. Not being the only theoretical approach of study intelligence by psychology, it had an important role in the research in this area and, above all, it is important to recognize its contribution in tests construction and validation for several domains of professional practice of psychologists. Even if criticized because its tendency to concentrate more in the products than in the inherent cognitive processes, the fatorial approach stays actual and productive in the psychology, and namely in the area of the intelligence.