What’s G? The term is unfortunately unsearchable. My best guess is that you mean some sort of “general intelligence”.
To which I would respond (and maybe this makes sense in terms of whatever G actually means, too) that two orthogonal (independent) variables X and Y can still be correlated to a third variable Z; e.g., with Z = X+Y.
It’s essentially general intelligence), yes. The claim in timtyler’s quote would be substantiated if some measure of problem-solving ability and some measure of goal orientation were more strongly correlated with each other than arbitrarily chosen cognitive metrics are—a tall order, given how vague “problem solving ability” and “goal orientation” both are.
That said, it sounds to me like Dmytry’s pointing to g and executive function, which I’d hesitate to conflate.
The claim in timtyler’s quote would be substantiated if some measure of problem-solving ability and some measure of goal orientation were more strongly correlated with each other than arbitrarily chosen cognitive metrics are—a tall order, given how vague “problem solving ability” and “goal orientation” both are.
For instance, both seem likely to be correlated with past successes at problem solving. Ability is obviously correlated with that—and the link to the will arises because repeated failures cause people to give up and try other approaches to making a living.
What’s G? The term is unfortunately unsearchable. My best guess is that you mean some sort of “general intelligence”.
To which I would respond (and maybe this makes sense in terms of whatever G actually means, too) that two orthogonal (independent) variables X and Y can still be correlated to a third variable Z; e.g., with Z = X+Y.
It’s essentially general intelligence), yes. The claim in timtyler’s quote would be substantiated if some measure of problem-solving ability and some measure of goal orientation were more strongly correlated with each other than arbitrarily chosen cognitive metrics are—a tall order, given how vague “problem solving ability” and “goal orientation” both are.
That said, it sounds to me like Dmytry’s pointing to g and executive function, which I’d hesitate to conflate.
For instance, both seem likely to be correlated with past successes at problem solving. Ability is obviously correlated with that—and the link to the will arises because repeated failures cause people to give up and try other approaches to making a living.