Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

4-25-2025

Keywords

age, cognition, intelligence, mental abilities, research

Disciplines

Cognition and Perception | Developmental Psychology

Abstract

Mental abilities have commonly been broken down into two main categories; primary and secondary. Primary mental abilities are thought to be large scale groups with similar abilities. Secondary mental ability builds off foundational primary mental abilities of intelligence. Research has suggested that there are six main secondary mental abilities, with the potential for additional abilities to be named or discovered as more research emerges. Expanding research on these abilities has also suggested that they can morph and evolve with age, just as primary abilities related to intelligence.

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