This long awaited work surveys and summarizes the results of more than seventy years of investigation into human cognitive ability.

Preface; Part I. Introduction to the Survey: 1. The study of cognitive abilities; 2. Historical foundations of the study of cognitive abilities; 3. Survey and analysis of correlational and factor-analytic research on cognitive abilities: methodology; 4. Survey and analysis of correlational and factor-analytic research on cognitive abilities: overview of outcomes; Part II. The Identification and Description of Cognitive Abilities: 5. Abilities in the domain of language; 6. Abilities in the domain of reasoning; 7. Abilities in the domain of memory and learning; 8. Abilities in the domain of visual perception; 9. Abilities in the domain of auditory reception; 10. Abilities in the domain of idea production; 11. Abilities in the domain of cognitive speed; 12. Abilities in the domain of knowledge and achievement; 13. Psychomotor abilities; 14. Miscellaneous domains of ability and personal characteristics; 15. Higher-order factors of cognitive ability; Part III. Issues: 16. A theory of cognitive abilities: the three-stratum theory; 17. Issue about abilities: nature and nurture and others; 18. Implications and recommendations; References and list of datasets; Appendices; Name index; Subject index.