D. Wechsler’s scientific contributions

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Nonintellective factors in general intelligence
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January 1943

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Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology

D. Wechsler

"Psychopaths with modest IQ's (90-100) frequently show an excellent ability to manipulate their environment,… whereas neurotics, with considerably higher IQ's, often fail badly in managing their own lives… . The difference… is largely the result of differences in amount of non-intellective intelligence possessed by each." These non-intellective factors "include all affective and conative abilities which in any way enter into global behavior." Total intelligence cannot be measured until the tests also include some measures of the non-intellective factors. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)

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... Emotional intelligence (EI) is a relatively new construct in psychology. Its distal roots go back to the concept of "social intelligence" introduced by Thorndike (1920) and to the "non-intellective" elements of intelligence such as affective, personal and social factors developed by Wechsler (1940). Its proximal roots lie in work pertaining to psychotherapy treatments (Leuner, 1966), promotion of personal and social improvement (Beasley, 1987;Payne, 1986) and to the idea of multiple intelligences proposed by researchers like Gardner (1983) and Sternberg (1985). ...

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Emotional Intelligence and Coronary Heart Disease: How Close Is the Link?
Nonintellective factors in general intelligence
  • Citing Article

  • January 1943

Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology

D. Wechsler