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A Critical Review of the Measurement of Personality and Intelligence

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International Handbook of Personality and Intelligence

Part of the book series: Perspectives on Individual Differences ((PIDF))

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Intelligence tests cannot be understood without reference to the factor analysis of abilities. Essentially such tests aim to measure the factor (or factors) identified as intelligence. Thus a brief discussion of the factor analysis of abilities is essential in this chapter.

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    Paul Kline

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    Donald H. Saklofske

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    Moshe Zeidner

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Kline, P. (1995). A Critical Review of the Measurement of Personality and Intelligence. In: Saklofske, D.H., Zeidner, M. (eds) International Handbook of Personality and Intelligence. Perspectives on Individual Differences. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-5571-8_23

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