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Three-stratum theory

The three-stratum theory is a theory of cognitive ability proposed by the American psychologist John Carroll in 1993. It is based on a factor-analytic study of the correlation of individual-difference variables from data such as psychological tests, school marks and competence ratings from more than 460 datasets. These analyses suggested a three-layered…

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Three-stratum theoryis atheory of cognitive ability proposed by the American psychologist John Carroll in 19930.90text
psychological testsinstance ofIt is based on a factor-analytic study of the correlation of individual-difference variables from data0.80text
school marksinstance ofIt is based on a factor-analytic study of the correlation of individual-difference variables from data0.80text
competence ratings from more than 460 datasetsinstance ofIt is based on a factor-analytic study of the correlation of individual-difference variables from data0.80text
Guilford's Structure of Intellect modelinstance ofCarroll distinguishes his hierarchical approach from taxonomic approaches0.80text
Three-stratum theoryrelated to Development of the three-stratum theoryThe0.60section
Three-stratum theoryrelated to Development of the three-stratum theorySpearman's0.60section
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