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The predictors of general knowledge: Data from a Spanish megastudy

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    Identificador: imarina:9226234
    Autors:
    Buades-Sitjar FBoada RGuasch MFerré PHinojosa JADuñabeitia JA
    Resum:
    Studies on sociodemographic data and crystallized intelligence have often struggled to recruit enough participants to achieve sufficient validity. However, the advent of the internet now allows this problem to be solved through the creation of megastudies. Yet, this methodology so far has only been used in studies on vocabulary size, while general knowledge, another key component of crystallized intelligence, remains unexamined. In the present study, regression models were used to examine the impact of sociodemographic variables—gender, age, years of study and socioeconomic status—on general knowledge scores. The sample comprised 48,234 participants, each of whom answered 60 general knowledge questions, their data being fully available online. Men were found to score higher than women in general knowledge. Years of study and socioeconomic status acted as strong and weak positive predictors, respectively. Age acted as a strong positive predictor until the age of 50, where it became progressively detrimental. These results are discussed relative to other studies on crystallized intelligence, highlighting the need to study each of its components individually.
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    Autor segons l'article: Buades-Sitjar F; Boada R; Guasch M; Ferré P; Hinojosa JA; Duñabeitia JA
    Departament: Psicologia
    Autor/s de la URV: Boada Navarro, Roger / Ferré Romeu, Maria Pilar / Guasch Moix, Marc
    Paraules clau: Trivia quiz Sociodemographic data Intelligence General knowledge Cultural knowledge
    Resum: Studies on sociodemographic data and crystallized intelligence have often struggled to recruit enough participants to achieve sufficient validity. However, the advent of the internet now allows this problem to be solved through the creation of megastudies. Yet, this methodology so far has only been used in studies on vocabulary size, while general knowledge, another key component of crystallized intelligence, remains unexamined. In the present study, regression models were used to examine the impact of sociodemographic variables—gender, age, years of study and socioeconomic status—on general knowledge scores. The sample comprised 48,234 participants, each of whom answered 60 general knowledge questions, their data being fully available online. Men were found to score higher than women in general knowledge. Years of study and socioeconomic status acted as strong and weak positive predictors, respectively. Age acted as a strong positive predictor until the age of 50, where it became progressively detrimental. These results are discussed relative to other studies on crystallized intelligence, highlighting the need to study each of its components individually.
    Àrees temàtiques: Psychology, mathematical Psychology, experimental Psychology (miscellaneous) Psychology (all) Psychology Psicología Medicina ii General psychology Experimental and cognitive psychology Enfermagem Educação física Developmental and educational psychology Ciencias sociales Ciencias humanas Ciências biológicas ii Arts and humanities (miscellaneous)
    Accès a la llicència d'ús: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Adreça de correu electrònic de l'autor: roger.boada@estudiants.urv.cat mariadelpilar.ferre@urv.cat marc.guasch@urv.cat
    Identificador de l'autor: 0000-0002-3192-0040 0000-0002-6898-120X
    Data d'alta del registre: 2024-09-07
    Versió de l'article dipositat: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Enllaç font original: https://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/s13428-021-01669-4
    URL Document de llicència: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Referència a l'article segons font original: Behavior Research Methods. 54 (2): 898-909
    Referència de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Buades-Sitjar F; Boada R; Guasch M; Ferré P; Hinojosa JA; Duñabeitia JA (2022). The predictors of general knowledge: Data from a Spanish megastudy. Behavior Research Methods, 54(2), 898-909. DOI: 10.3758/s13428-021-01669-4
    DOI de l'article: 10.3758/s13428-021-01669-4
    Entitat: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Any de publicació de la revista: 2022
    Tipus de publicació: Journal Publications
  • Paraules clau:

    Arts and Humanities (Miscellaneous),Developmental and Educational Psychology,Experimental and Cognitive Psychology,Psychology (Miscellaneous),Psychology, Experimental,Psychology, Mathematical
    Trivia quiz
    Sociodemographic data
    Intelligence
    General knowledge
    Cultural knowledge
    Psychology, mathematical
    Psychology, experimental
    Psychology (miscellaneous)
    Psychology (all)
    Psychology
    Psicología
    Medicina ii
    General psychology
    Experimental and cognitive psychology
    Enfermagem
    Educação física
    Developmental and educational psychology
    Ciencias sociales
    Ciencias humanas
    Ciências biológicas ii
    Arts and humanities (miscellaneous)
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