Kristóf Kovács
Kristóf Kovács
Senior Research Fellow
Contact details
Address
1064 Budapest, Izabella u. 46.
Room
134
Phone/Extension
+ (36-1) 461-2600 / 5673
Links
  • 5. Social sciences
    • 5.1 Psychology
Cognitive abilities

The primary focus of my research is the understanding and explanation of individual differences in cognitive abilities, with a focus on intelligence, working memory, and executive functions. In particular, my research agenda is based on process overlap theory (Kovacs & Conway, 2016), a recent explanation of the general (g) factor of intelligence. Additionally, I endorse a number of research programs broadly related to cognitive abilities and or psychometrics, primarily related to computerised adaptive testing.

 
  • 2019 – Kovacs, Kristof; Conway, Andrew R. A. – What Is IQ? Life Beyond “General Intelligence” – mtmt.hu
  • 2019 – Kovacs, Kristof; Conway, Andrew R.A. – A Unified Cognitive/Differential Approach to Human Intelligence: Implications for IQ Testing – mtmt.hu
  • 2019 – Kovacs, Kristof; Molenaar, Dylan; Conway, Andrew R.A. – The domain specificity of working memory is a matter of ability – mtmt.hu
  • 2016 – Kovacs, Kristof; Conway, Andrew RA – Process overlap theory: A unified account of the general factor of intelligence – mtmt.hu
  • 2023 – Akhtar, Hanif; Silfiasari, Silfiasari; Vekety, Boglarka; Kovacs, Kristof – The Effect of Computerized Adaptive Testing on Motivation and Anxiety: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – mtmt.hu

Office hours: please find an appointment via e-mail

Area of research: cognitive abilities and their measurement, intelligence, psychometrics

Research Group: Cognitive Abilities Lab