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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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Executive functioning and intelligence

Emily C. DugganMauricio A. Garcia-Barrera

pp. 435-458

Abstract

Executive functioning and intelligence are two umbrella constructs with prominent similarities in the way each is conceptualized and measured. A key characteristic of frontal lobe syndrome post brain injury is relatively intact intellectual capacity with marked executive functioning impairment; however, accumulating research indicates a potentially more complex relationship between these two constructs than was previously suggested. This chapter examines the relationships between executive functioning and intelligence through a review of their definitions and empirical evidence. For this purpose, both psychometric studies and neurophysiologic approaches examining neurologic substrates, brain-lesioned patients and healthy controls were reviewed. Further, research examining the interactions between intelligence and executive functioning in developmental disorders is also discussed. The chapter ends with a discussion of the potential conclusions and implications that can be drawn about the relationship between these two elusive constructs.

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Goldstein Sam, Princiotta Dana, Naglieri Jack A. (2015) Handbook of intelligence: evolutionary theory, historical perspective, and current concepts. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 435-458

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-1562-0_27

Full citation:

Duggan Emily C., Garcia-Barrera Mauricio A. (2015) „Executive functioning and intelligence“, In: S. Goldstein, D. Princiotta & J. A. Naglieri (eds.), Handbook of intelligence, Dordrecht, Springer, 435–458.