Review of The structure of human abilities

Abstract

Reviews the book "The structure of human abilities" by P. Vernon (see record 1951-06026-000 ). For those, like the reviewer, whose knowledge of factor analysis derives almost entirely from books rather than from journal articles, this latest book of Professor Vernon's should be invaluable. Vernon has attempted the frightening task of reviewing; "Almost all the contributions from about 1935 to 1949," and the more important works. Much information has been reworked to conform with the Hierarchical Theory. By the time that the reader has finished this book, which has been written with great fairness, he or she will probably find that factor analysis has much less to offer than many of its exponents would have him believe. The reviewer notes that overall, this book deserves to be bought and read. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)