Alan opined "2. I would find 'ability to think analytically' hard to
distinguish from 'mathematical aptitude' - although I accept that some
narrow definitions of both characteristics may have minimal overlap."
Well, I am no cognitive psychologist or psychometrician, but my
inclination would have been to think it harder to separate analytical
aptitude from verbal aptitude than from mathematical aptitude (including
spatial abilities). In any case, the folks that prepare the Graduate Record
Examinations here in the United Snakes think they have the three separated,
as they report scores for verbal, quantitative, and analytical aptitude.
Validation studies done with our graduate students have indicated that the
analytical scores are the best predictor of how they do in our quantitative
courses.
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Karl L. Wuensch, Department of Psychology,
East Carolina University, Greenville NC 27858-4353
Voice: 252-328-4102 Fax: 252-328-6283
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