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    • The Aptitudes Research Project generated extensive data on cognitive abilities.

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    • To investigate higher-order factorial abilities within existing factor analysis data.
    • To explore the intercorrelations among first-order factors.
    • To provide evidence supporting the structure-of-intellect model.

    Main Methods:

    • Re-analyzing published factor analysis data from the Aptitudes Research Project.
    • Estimating correlations among basic factors by combining salient tests.
    • Applying novel methods for factor-analyzing intercorrelations with experimental controls.

    Main Results:

    • Evidence for numerous second-order abilities and third-order factors was found.
    • These higher-order factors align with the structure-of-intellect model.
    • The oblique nature and discriminability of intellectual categories were supported.

    Conclusions:

    • The findings strongly support the structure-of-intellect model and its oblique nature.
    • The study highlights the relative discriminability of intellectual ability categories.
    • Implications extend to higher-order factorial procedures, intelligence testing, and psychological theory.