Is Psychometric g a Myth?

Re:Is Psychometric g a Myth? by pessimizer on Sunday November 02, 2014 @02:03PM (#8547617)

That was the consensus of scientists who specialized in studying general intelligence, not the consensus of scientists, and was controversial at the time. It did help to fight myths that were being promulgated by popular writers and politically-motivated cranks about what the consensus of scientists who studied general intelligence actually was.

Asking scientists who specialize in Spearman's g whether g is real is like asking astrologers whether astrology works.

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Re:Is Psychometric g a Myth? by verteu on Sunday November 02, 2014 @02:47PM (#8547809)

> Asking scientists who specialize in Spearman's g whether g is real is like asking astrologers whether astrology works.

Climate change deniers use the same argument -- "Of course people who professionally study global warming will claim it's real!"

Why is your claim valid while the above is specious? It depends on the rigor of the subfield in question.

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