Linda S. Gottfredson’s research while affiliated with University of Delaware and other places

... For instance, prominent theories suggest that cognitive variations between sexes, especially in spatial tasks, likely stem from differences in brain lateralization (Vogel et al. 2003) and hormone levels (Pintzka et al. 2016). Contrastingly, biological theories have faced strong criticism from other influential authors who argue that group differences in IQ likely have an environmental origin (Nisbett et al. 2012;Sternberg 2018). It is worth noting that none of these theories provide conclusive answers, and the question of whether men and women are fundamentally different or similar demands further investigation (Hyde 2014(Hyde , 2016Miller and Halpern 2014;Reynolds et al. 2022), also considering that observed IQ differences often depend on the assessment tools used (Bünger et al. 2021). ...

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Sex Differences in Intelligence on the WISC: A Meta-Analysis on Children with Specific Learning Disabilities

... In the last 100 years, scientific research has established cognitive ability as a key factor in educational success, occupational success, career success, socio-economic success, exceptional attainments, mental health, and physical health (3,7,9,12,13,(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30). In characterizing general mental ability, Linda Gottfredson noted, "no specific ability, personality trait, social advantage, or fund of experience has been identified that can compensate for mental powers too weak to lift a task's cognitive load" (31). Indeed, the measurement of cognitive ability has been hailed "as the most practical contribution made to humanity by all of psychology" (32). ...

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Our Constellations. A Primer for Of Anchors & Sails: Personality-ability trait constellations