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Even social skills are g-loaded (but only things like knowledge about social events, not so much the gossipy socializing aspect<ref>https://psychology.stackexchange.com/questions/9746/does-high-iq-correlate-with-good-social-skills</ref>). | Even social skills are g-loaded (but only things like knowledge about social events, not so much the gossipy socializing aspect<ref>https://psychology.stackexchange.com/questions/9746/does-high-iq-correlate-with-good-social-skills</ref>). | ||
Various physiological measures, such as reaction time<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160289601000629</ref>, brain volume,<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160289616303385</ref> and color discrimation<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160289601000666</ref> have been found to be g-loaded. This | Various physiological measures, such as reaction time<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160289601000629</ref>, brain volume,<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160289616303385</ref> and color discrimation<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160289601000666</ref> have been found to be g-loaded. This suggests that general intelligence is associated with more efficient and functional brains on a physiological level. Abilities that are relevant for all cognitive tasks are for example to quickly learn, retrieve and process a maximal amount of information and to quickly consider different hypotheses without losing track of things. These abilities enable one to better find a solution to any given problem and a path to any given goal. | ||
Colloquially, "IQ" is used synonymously with general intelligence. | Colloquially, "IQ" is used synonymously with general intelligence. | ||