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Overview

Douglas K. Detterman is affiliated with Case Western Reserve University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Psychology, with a specialization in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. The main topics addressed in their work include Cognitive Abilities and Testing.

Their publication record includes contributions to the journal Intelligence, where they have published research addressing cognitive processes.

  • Book Review, 2020, Intelligence

Detterman's work explores experimental approaches to understanding cognitive abilities, contributing to the academic discourse on how cognitive testing is developed and applied.

  • Psychology
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

  • Cognitive Abilities and Testing

Their scholarly output has not been frequently co-authored, suggesting primarily independent contributions in their field.

Best Publications

  • What is Intelligence?: Contemporary Viewpoints on its Nature and Definition

    Douglas K. Detterman;Robert J. Sternberg

  • Scholastic Assessment or g?: The Relationship Between the Scholastic Assessment Test and General Cognitive Ability

    Meredith C. Frey;Douglas K. Detterman

  • Transfer on Trial: Intelligence, Cognition and Instruction

    Douglas K. Detterman;Robert J. Sternberg

  • Correlations of Mental Tests with Each Other and with Cognitive Variables Are Highest for Low IQ Groups.

    Douglas K. Detterman;Mark H. Daniel

  • The case for the prosecution: Transfer as an epiphenomenon.

    Douglas K. Detterman

  • ACT and General Cognitive Ability.

    Katherine A. Koenig;Meredith C. Frey;Douglas K. Detterman

  • Associations Between Cognitive Abilities and Scholastic Achievement: Genetic Overlap but Environmental Differences

    Lee Anne Thompson;Douglas K. Detterman;Robert Plomin

  • A Quantitative Trait Locus Associated With Cognitive Ability in Children

    M.j. Chorney;K. Chorney;N. Seese;M.j. Owen

  • Human Intelligence: Perspectives on Its Theory and Measurement

    Robert J. Sternberg;Douglas K. Detterman

  • Becoming an expert in the musical domain: It takes more than just practice

    Joanne Ruthsatz;Douglas Detterman;William S. Griscom;Britney A. Cirullo

  • ¿Qué es la inteligencia? : enfoque actual de su naturaleza y definición

    Douglas K. Detterman;Robert J. Sternberg

  • Theoretical notions of intelligence and mental retardation.

    Douglas K. Detterman

  • 2D and 3D high resolution gradient echo functional imaging of the brain: venous contributions to signal in motor cortex studies.

    E. M. Haacke;E. M. Haacke;A. Hopkins;S. Lai;P. Buckley

  • Does “g” exist?

    Douglas K. Detterman

  • How and How Much Can Intelligence Be Increased

    Douglas K. Detterman;Robert J. Sternberg

  • DNA markers associated with high versus low IQ: The IQ quantitative trait loci (QTL) project

    Robert Plomin;Gerald E. McClearn;Deborah L. Smith;Sylvia Vignetti

  • The Fagan test of infant intelligence: A technical summary☆

    Joseph F. Fagan;Douglas K. Detterman

  • What does reaction time tell us about intelligence

    Douglas K. Detterman

  • Allelic associations between 100 DNA markers and high versus low IQ

    Robert Plomin;Gerald E. McClearn;Deborah L. Smith;Patricia Skuder

  • What Is So Special about Special Education

    Douglas K. Detterman;Lee Anne Thompson

Frequent Co-Authors

Lee A. Thompson
Lee A. Thompson Case Western Reserve University
Robert Plomin
Robert Plomin King's College London
Michael John Owen
Michael John Owen Cardiff University
Stephen A. Petrill
Stephen A. Petrill The Ohio State University
Gerald E. McClearn
Gerald E. McClearn Pennsylvania State University
Camilla Persson Benbow
Camilla Persson Benbow Vanderbilt University
David Lubinski
David Lubinski Vanderbilt University
Robert J. Sternberg
Robert J. Sternberg Cornell University
Thalia C. Eley
Thalia C. Eley King's College London
Nigel Williams
Nigel Williams Cardiff University

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