Human intelligence
This book is a comprehensive survey of our scientific knowledge about human intelligence, written by a researcher who has spent more than 30 years studying the field. It takes a non-ideological view of a topic in which, too often, writings are dominated by a single theory or social viewpoint. The book discusses the conceptual status of intelligence as a collection of cognitive skills that include, but also go beyond, those skills evaluated by conventional tests; intelligence tests and their ana…
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- Full title :Human intelligence / Earl Hunt.
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This book is a comprehensive survey of our scientific knowledge about human intelligence, written by a researcher who has spent more than 30 years studying the field. It takes a non-ideological view of a topic in which, too often, writings are dominated by a single theory or social viewpoint. The book discusses the conceptual status of intelligence as a collection of cognitive skills that include, but also go beyond, those skills evaluated by conventional tests; intelligence tests and their analysis; contemporary theories of intelligence; biological and social causes of intelligence; the importance of intelligence in social, industrial, and educational spheres; the role of intelligence in determining success in life, both inside and outside educational settings; and the nature and causes of variations in intelligence across age, gender, and racial and ethnic groups.
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- Publication Date:2011.
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- Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication:Cambridge
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2011.
The Physical Object
- Description:XIV, 507 str. : : ilustr. ; : 26 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780521881623, 0521881625, 9780521707817, 0521707811
- oclc:ocn821171005
- Dewey Decimal:153.9
Table of Contents
1. The issue of intelligence -- 2. The tests -- 3. On theory -- 4. Psychometric theories -- 5. Taking intelligence beyond psychometrics -- 6. The mechanics of intelligence -- 7. Intelligence and the brain -- 8. The genetic basis of intelligence -- 9. Environmental effects on intelligence -- 10. What use is intelligence? -- 11. The demography of intelligence -- 12. Summary and prospectus.
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