Heiner Rindermann
Biographic Data
| ID | 209584 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Heiner Rindermann |
| GIVEN NAMES | Heiner |
| FAMILY NAME | Rindermann |
| SIGNATURE | RINDERMANN H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Chemnitz University of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5137-8922 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Beyond Income: The Role of Generosity in Happiness Among Urban Malays in Kuala Lumpur
The educational and parenting test for home-based childcare: A socially valid self-rating instrument
Introduction Home-based childcare is increasingly becoming the focus of research, policy and public interest. Self-assessment of quality can increase the social validity of quality improvement efforts among stakeholders. A new online self-assessment tool for parents and non-relative providers of home-based childcare is introduced that has been developed in Germany, the Educational and Parenting Test for Home-Based Childcare (EPT; in German: ‚Bild…
Piagetian Tasks and Psychometric Intelligence: Different or Similar Constructs
Research on cognitive ability is done in different paradigms. In the Piagetian paradigm, cognitive ability focuses on cognitive development along qualitative stages. Interactive real scenarios, "Piagetian tasks", are constructed for measurement. According to age, tasks differing in complexity are applied in individual measurements. In the psychometric paradigm, the investigation of cognitive ability focuses on individual differences. Intelligence…
The Good Country Index, Cognitive Ability and Culture
The Good Country Index ( GCI ) measures countries’ contributions to global prosperity in domains such as peace, climate and health. It is known that political institutions and wealth can enhance a country’s ability to be ‘good’. However, past research has shown that the cognitive ability of a society – and of its intellectual classes in particular – as well as education and background factors such as culture and evolutionary history, may be parti…
Cognitive Capitalism: Human Capital and the Wellbeing of Nations
Nations can vary greatly in their wealth, democratic rights and the wellbeing of their citizens. These gaps are often obvious, and by studying the flow of immigration one can easily predict people's wants and needs. But why are there also large differences in the level of education indicating disparities in cognitive ability? How are they related to a country's economic, political and cultural development? Researchers in the paradigms of economic…
Human Rights: Why Countries Differ
Countries differ with respect to human rights. Using the cross-countryciridata (Cingranelli & Richards), the authors tested two theories. The cognitive-moral enlightenment theory going back to Piaget and Socrates postulates that individuals and nations with higher levels of cognitive ability think and behave in a way more conducive to human rights. The culture-religion theory going back to Weber, Sombart and Voltaire postulates that different rel…
The Cognitive Competences of Immigrant and Native Students Across the World: An Analysis of Gaps, Possible Causes and Impact
Immigration, immigration policies and education of immigrants alter competence levels. This study analysed their effects using PISA, TIMSS and PIRLS data (1995 to 2012, N =93 nations) for natives' and immigrants' competences, competence gaps and their population proportions. The mean gap is equivalent to 4.71 IQ points. There are large differences across countries in these gaps ranging from around +12 to −10 IQ points. Migrants' proportions grow …
Cognitive Capitalism: Economic Freedom Moderates the Effects of Intellectual and Average Classes on Economic Productivity
Cognitive ability stimulates economic productivity. However, the effects of cognitive ability may be stronger in free and open economies, where competition rewards merit and achievement. To test this hypothesis, ability levels of intellectual classes (top 5%) and average classes (country averages) were estimated using international student assessments (Programme for International Student Assessment; Trends in International Mathematics and Science…
Cognitive Ability of Preschool, Primary and Secondary School Children in Costa Rica
Cognitive abilities of children in Costa Rica and Austria were compared using three age groups ( N =385/366). Cognitive ability tests (mental speed, culture reduced/fluid intelligence, literacy/crystallized intelligence) were applied that differed in the extent to which they refer to school-related knowledge. Preschool children (kindergarten, 5–6 years old, N CR =80, N Au =51) were assessed with the Coloured Progressive Matrices (CPM), primary sc…
Cognitive Abilities of Emirati and German Engineering University Students
According to human capital theory, individual competences and personality attributes are relevant for individual productivity and income. Within human capital, intelligence is crucial. To study engineering and work successfully as an engineer, high cognitive abilities are necessary, especially for work in research and development. In a study of 30 German and 30 Emirati engineering students (mean age: 22 years), both groups were tested with mathem…
Georg W. Oesterdiekhoffs Ansatz der strukturgenetischen Soziologie und kulturvergleichenden Forschung. Ein Rezensionsartikel
Anthropos , Seite 617 - 621
Human Rights: Why Countries Differ
Countries differ with respect to human rights. Using the cross-countryciridata (Cingranelli & Richards), the authors tested two theories. The cognitive-moral enlightenment theory going back to Piaget and Socrates postulates that individuals and nations with higher levels of cognitive ability think and behave in a way more conducive to human rights. The culture-religion theory going back to Weber, Sombart and Voltaire postulates that different rel…
The Good Country Index, Cognitive Ability and Culture
The Good Country Index ( GCI ) measures countries’ contributions to global prosperity in domains such as peace, climate and health. It is known that political institutions and wealth can enhance a country’s ability to be ‘good’. However, past research has shown that the cognitive ability of a society – and of its intellectual classes in particular – as well as education and background factors such as culture and evolutionary history, may be parti…
Cognitive Abilities of Emirati and German Engineering University Students
According to human capital theory, individual competences and personality attributes are relevant for individual productivity and income. Within human capital, intelligence is crucial. To study engineering and work successfully as an engineer, high cognitive abilities are necessary, especially for work in research and development. In a study of 30 German and 30 Emirati engineering students (mean age: 22 years), both groups were tested with mathem…
Georg W. Oesterdiekhoffs Ansatz der strukturgenetischen Soziologie und kulturvergleichenden Forschung. Ein Rezensionsartikel
Anthropos , Seite 617 - 621
Cognitive Ability of Preschool, Primary and Secondary School Children in Costa Rica
Cognitive abilities of children in Costa Rica and Austria were compared using three age groups ( N =385/366). Cognitive ability tests (mental speed, culture reduced/fluid intelligence, literacy/crystallized intelligence) were applied that differed in the extent to which they refer to school-related knowledge. Preschool children (kindergarten, 5–6 years old, N CR =80, N Au =51) were assessed with the Coloured Progressive Matrices (CPM), primary sc…
The Cognitive Competences of Immigrant and Native Students Across the World: An Analysis of Gaps, Possible Causes and Impact
Immigration, immigration policies and education of immigrants alter competence levels. This study analysed their effects using PISA, TIMSS and PIRLS data (1995 to 2012, N =93 nations) for natives' and immigrants' competences, competence gaps and their population proportions. The mean gap is equivalent to 4.71 IQ points. There are large differences across countries in these gaps ranging from around +12 to −10 IQ points. Migrants' proportions grow …
Cognitive Capitalism: Economic Freedom Moderates the Effects of Intellectual and Average Classes on Economic Productivity
Cognitive ability stimulates economic productivity. However, the effects of cognitive ability may be stronger in free and open economies, where competition rewards merit and achievement. To test this hypothesis, ability levels of intellectual classes (top 5%) and average classes (country averages) were estimated using international student assessments (Programme for International Student Assessment; Trends in International Mathematics and Science…
Cognitive Capitalism: Human Capital and the Wellbeing of Nations
Nations can vary greatly in their wealth, democratic rights and the wellbeing of their citizens. These gaps are often obvious, and by studying the flow of immigration one can easily predict people's wants and needs. But why are there also large differences in the level of education indicating disparities in cognitive ability? How are they related to a country's economic, political and cultural development? Researchers in the paradigms of economic…
Human Rights: Why Countries Differ
Countries differ with respect to human rights. Using the cross-countryciridata (Cingranelli & Richards), the authors tested two theories. The cognitive-moral enlightenment theory going back to Piaget and Socrates postulates that individuals and nations with higher levels of cognitive ability think and behave in a way more conducive to human rights. The culture-religion theory going back to Weber, Sombart and Voltaire postulates that different rel…
Piagetian Tasks and Psychometric Intelligence: Different or Similar Constructs
Research on cognitive ability is done in different paradigms. In the Piagetian paradigm, cognitive ability focuses on cognitive development along qualitative stages. Interactive real scenarios, "Piagetian tasks", are constructed for measurement. According to age, tasks differing in complexity are applied in individual measurements. In the psychometric paradigm, the investigation of cognitive ability focuses on individual differences. Intelligence…
The Good Country Index, Cognitive Ability and Culture
The Good Country Index ( GCI ) measures countries’ contributions to global prosperity in domains such as peace, climate and health. It is known that political institutions and wealth can enhance a country’s ability to be ‘good’. However, past research has shown that the cognitive ability of a society – and of its intellectual classes in particular – as well as education and background factors such as culture and evolutionary history, may be parti…
The educational and parenting test for home-based childcare: A socially valid self-rating instrument
Introduction Home-based childcare is increasingly becoming the focus of research, policy and public interest. Self-assessment of quality can increase the social validity of quality improvement efforts among stakeholders. A new online self-assessment tool for parents and non-relative providers of home-based childcare is introduced that has been developed in Germany, the Educational and Parenting Test for Home-Based Childcare (EPT; in German: ‚Bild…
Beyond Income: The Role of Generosity in Happiness Among Urban Malays in Kuala Lumpur
Psychology (9 works) · Cognition (7 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Cognitive Abilities and Testing (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works)