General knowledge

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General knowledge is information that has been accumulated over time through various media and sources.

crystallized intelligence. It is strongly associated with general intelligence and with openness to experience.[2]

Studies have found that people who are highly knowledgeable in a particular

domain tend to be knowledgeable in many.[3][4] General knowledge is thought to be supported by long-term semantic memory ability.[5] General knowledge also supports schemata for textual understanding.[6]

Individual differences

Intelligence

High scorers on tests of general knowledge tend to also score highly on intelligence tests.

five-factor model personality traits.[7][8][9] However, many general knowledge tests are designed to create a normal distribution of answers, creating a bell-shaped curve.[10]

General knowledge is also moderately associated with verbal ability, though only weakly or not at all with numerical and spatial ability.[3] As with crystallized intelligence, general knowledge has been found to increase with age.[11]

Long-term semantic memory

General knowledge is stored as semantic memory.[12] Most semantic memory is preserved through old age, though there are deficits in retrieval of certain specific words correlated with aging.[12] In addition, stress or various emotional levels can negatively affect semantic memory retrieval.[12]

Personality

People high in general knowledge tend to be highly

correlated with general knowledge,[8] others found that they were unrelated.[7][11] Inconsistent results have also been found for conscientiousness.[note 1]

Predictor of achievement

A number of studies have assessed whether performance on a general knowledge test can predict achievement in particular areas, namely in academics,[13] proofreading,[14] and creativity.[15]

Academic achievement

General knowledge helps to crack Government exam results [13] The study examined cognitive ability and personality predictors of exam performance and found that general knowledge was positively correlated with GCSE English, mathematics, Grammar, History, Science and overall exam results. General knowledge test scores predicted exam results, even after controlling for IQ, five-factor model personality traits, and learning styles. General knowledge gk helps to improve their knowledge about State, Country, Political rules and current affairs.[1][16]

General Knowledge helps to improve general awareness

Proofreading

General knowledge has been found to robustly predict proofreading skills in university students.

multiple regression analysis
using general knowledge, general intelligence, verbal reasoning, five factor personality traits, and learning styles as predictors, only general knowledge was a significant predictor.

Creativity

General knowledge has been found to have weak associations with measures of creativity.[15] In a study examining contributions of personality and intelligence to creativity, general knowledge was positively correlated with divergent thinking tests, but was unrelated to a biographical measure of creative achievement, self-rated creativity, or a composite measure of creativity. The relationship between general knowledge and divergent thinking became non-significant when controlling for fluid intelligence.

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Game shows and quizzes

Many

Mastermind. In Mastermind, contestants choose their own "specialist subject" before answering general knowledge questions, whereas in Eggheads the subjects are chosen at random. The game show Jeopardy!
tests contestants' knowledge.

Questions drawn from the game Trivial Pursuit have been used in a number of psychological experiments concerning general knowledge.[18][19]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Furnham et al.[7] found positive correlations with general knowledge in his first and third studies, but no significant relationship in his second. Studies by others have found no significant relationship.[8][11]

References

  1. ^ "GENERAL KNOWLEDGE". Cambridge English Dictionary. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  2. ^ T. C. Bates and A. Shieles. (2003). Crystallized Intelligence is a product of Speed and Drive for Experience: The Relationship of Inspection Time and Openness to g and Gc. Intelligence, 31, 275-287
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  10. ^ Stuart-Hamilton, Ian (6 April 2014). "What Constitutes General Knowledge?". Psychology Today. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
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  13. ^ a b Furnham, Adrian; Monsen, J. & Ahmetoglu (2009). "Typical intellectual engagement, Big Five personality traits, approaches to learning and cognitive ability predictors of academic performance". British Journal of Educational Psychology. 79 (4): 769–782.
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  14. ^ a b Furnham, Adrian (2010). "Proofreading as an index of crystallised intelligence". Educational Psychology. 30 (6): 735–754.
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  15. ^ a b Batey, Mark; Furnham, Adrian; Safiullina, Xeniya (2010). "Intelligence, general knowledge and personality as predictors of creativity". Learning and Individual Differences. 20 (5): 532–535.
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  16. ^ "30+ GK Questions and Answers in English | General Awareness Questions". 3 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  17. ^ Achary, K ram (3 April 2024). "30+ GK Questions and Answers in English | General Awareness Questions". Just Know. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
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