ABSTRACT

The Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) taxonomy of cognitive abilities married John Horn and Raymond Cattell’s Extended Gf-Gc theory with John Carroll’s Three-Stratum Theory. While there are some similarities in arrangements or classifications of tasks (observed variables) within similar broad or narrow dimensions, other salient theoretical features and statistical methods used for examining and supporting them are in direct opposition. In this article, the theoretical disagreements between Carroll and Cattell-Horn and theoretical incongruencies between their models are delineated, which raises substantive challenges to CHC. Additionally, there are practical and substantial measurement obstacles that further threaten practical application of CHC. We conclude that the problems are due to some fundamental differences that likely will not change, so call for an annulment of this arranged but unhappy marriage.

摘要

认知能力的Cattell-Horn-Carroll（CHC）分类法将John Horn和Raymond Cattell的扩展Gf-Gc理论与John Carroll的三层理论相结合。虽然在相似的宽或窄范围内，任务（观察变量）的安排或分类存在一些相似之处，但用于检查和支持它们的其他显着理论特征和统计方法却是直接对立的。本文描述了卡洛尔和卡特尔-霍恩之间的理论分歧以及模型之间的理论不一致，这给CHC带来了实质性挑战。此外，存在实际和实质性的测量障碍，这些障碍进一步威胁了实践CHC的应用。我们得出的结论是，这些问题是由于一些根本的差异所致，而这些差异可能不会改变，因此请取消这种有序但不幸福的婚姻。