DOI: 10.11621/pir.2010.0010

Shadrikov, V.D. National Research University "Higher School of Economics", Moscow, Russia

Taldykina, A.A. National Research University "Higher School of Economics", Moscow, Russia

Abstract

This article reports on the results of development of human mental abilities measurement method based on the stated theoretical positions. Such positions are represented by the following: the thesis formulated by M.I. Sechenov that a thought is generated in the process of establishing a connection between the object and its properties; the definition of thin king given by S.L.Rubinstein who wrote that in the process of solving a problem the object manifests its new properties and qualities, it shows a new side, a new content is "bailed out" of it, as well as the thesis about mental development of abilities formulated by V.D. Shadrikov (2007).

Themes: Psychological assessment

PDF: http://psychologyinrussia.com/volumes/pdf/2010/10_2010_shadrikov.pdf

Pages: 214-226

DOI: 10.11621/pir.2010.0010

Keywords: abilities, mental abilities, abilities testing, intelligence test, psychometric procedure, validity, reliability

To cite this article: Shadrikov V.D., Taldykina A.A. (2010). Testing of Mental Abilities.Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 3, 214-226

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