Speed of Information-Processing and Intelligence

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"In the first four chapters, attention is paid to recent reaction time research, including studies of the heritability of measures of speed of information-processing, neurophysiological correlates of reaction times, the role of attention in reaction time performance, and a comprehensive meta-analysis of reaction times in the Hick paradigm. Chapters five through eight provide critical commentaries on reaction time research and offer a number of interesting interpretations regarding the place of mental speed in intelligence theories. Chapter nine is devoted to research on inspection times and provides the most thorough treatment of this topic that has appeared to date. Finally, in chapter ten, the “last word” is reserved for “The Next Word on Verbal Ability”: an exhaustive account of this topic by one of the leading contributors to the field." - Preface - "New Developments In Reaction Time Research", Philip A. Vernon - "Speed Of Information Processing, Reaction Time, And The Theory Of Intelligence", Hans J. Eysenck - "Elementary Cognitive Correlates Of G: Progress And Prospects", Jerry S. Carlson and Keith F. Widaman - "Individual Differences In The Hick Paradigm", Arthur R. Jensen - "What Does Reaction Time Tell Us About Intelligence?", Douglas K. Detterman - "A Context For Understanding Information Processing Studies Of Human Abilities", John L. Horn - "Cognitive Processing, Cognitive Ability, And Development: A Reconsideration", Daniel P. Keating and Darla J. Maclean - "The Role Of Mental Speed In Intelligence: A Triarchic Perspective", Diana B. Marr and Robert J. Sternberg - "Inspection Time And Intelligence", Ted Nettelbeck - "The Next Word On Verbal Ability (1)", Earl Hunt - Author Index - Subject Index