20.500.12556/DKUM-66335 Developmental differentiation and binding of mental processes with g through the life-span Integration/differentiation of mental processes is major mechanism of development. Developmental theories ascribe intellectual development to it. In psychometric theory, Spearman’s law of diminishing returns postulates that increasing g allows increasing differentiation of cognitive abilities, because increased mental power allows variable investment in domain-specific learning. Empirical evidence has been inconsistent so far, with some studies supporting and others contradicting this mechanism. This state of affairs is due to a developmental phenomenon: Both differentiation and strengthening of relations between specific processes and g may happen but these changes are phase-specific and ability-specific, depending upon the developmental priorities in the formation of g in each phase. We present eight studies covering the age span from 4 to 85 years in support of this phenomenon. Using new powerful modeling methods we showed that differentiation and binding of mental processes in g occurs in cycles. Specific processes intertwine with g at the beginning of cycles when they are integrated into it; when well established, these processes may vary with increasing g, reflecting its higher flexibility. Representational knowledge, inductive inference and awareness of it, and grasp of logical constraints framing inference are the major markers of g, first intertwining with in their respective cycles and differentiating later during the periods of 2–6, 7–11, and 11–20 years, respectively. The implications of these findings for an overarching cognitive developmental/differential theory of human mind are discussed. intelligence cognitive development individual differences integration differentiation awareness inteligentnost kognitivni razvoj individualne razlike integracija diferenciacija true true true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2017-06-21 09:10:50 2017-06-21 09:11:54 2024-02-16 13:25:37 2019-07-11 15:43:59 2017 0 0 str. 1-31 št. 2 Letn. 5 2017 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2079-3200 159.923.3 520122905 23143432 10.3390/jintelligence5020023 2079-3200 URN:SI:UM:DK:0F9ULFAV Journal_of_Intelligence_2017_Demetriou_et_al._Developmental_Differentiation_and_Binding_of_Mental_Processes_with_g_through_the_Life-Span.pdf Journal_of_Intelligence_2017_Demetriou_et_al._Developmental_Differentiation_and_Binding_of_Mental_Processes_with_g_through_the_Life-Span.pdf 1 3A77AC14F0CCC3C8DD3030F15AE63260 41f24586cbeacd55aac0f46993995819cfc704386218d85d79c1c9673a3f2fc8 45edb62a-7c0e-11eb-bb7a-00155d0001ca https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=112861 http://www.mdpi.com/2079-3200/5/2/23 1 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=112860 Filozofska fakulteta 0 0 0