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Spearman's law of diminishing returns: a standalone construct

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the pattern that correlations among cognitive tests, and so the share of the general factor, are weaker in higher-ability groups than lower-ability ones.

In psychometrics, Spearman's law of diminishing returns refers to the pattern that correlations among cognitive tests, and so the share of the general factor, are weaker in higher-ability groups than lower-ability ones. This meaning comes from Detterman (1989) in Intelligence.[1]

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References

Detterman, D. K., & Daniel, M. H. (1989). Correlations of mental tests with each other and with cognitive variables are highest for low IQ groups. Intelligence, 13(4), 349-359. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0160-2896(89)80007-8

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