Intelligence 101
Why does intelligence continue to fascinate us?; What is the difference between intelligence and intelligences?; What are some common beliefs about intelligence?; Where is the study of intelligence heading?. Intelligence has been among the most controversial constructs in all of the social sciences. The answer to the question What is intelligence has tremendous implications for how one views the relationships between mind, education, and society. Is intelligence one general trait or a host of m…
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- Full title :Intelligence 101 / Jonathan Plucker, PhD, Amber Esping, PhD.
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Why does intelligence continue to fascinate us?; What is the difference between intelligence and intelligences?; What are some common beliefs about intelligence?; Where is the study of intelligence heading?. Intelligence has been among the most controversial constructs in all of the social sciences. The answer to the question What is intelligence has tremendous implications for how one views the relationships between mind, education, and society. Is intelligence one general trait or a host of multi-faceted abilities? Are racial and socioeconomic differences in intelligence evidence of nature o.
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- Publication Date:2014.
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- Publisher(s):Springer Pub. Company, LLC
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2014.
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- Description:1 online resource
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- ISBN:9780826111265, 0826111262, 1306083842, 9781306083843, 9781785398766, 1785398768
- oclc:ocn862922095
- LC Classification:BF431
- Dewey Decimal:153.9
Table of Contents
Preface -- Why intelligence rocks -- Defining intelligence -- Origins of the study of intelligence : the case of galton -- The best of intentions : what goddard teaches us about the development of intelligence (and the rough and tumble world of science) -- Intelligence or intelligences? -- Nature or nurture? : what the flynn effect tells us about intelligence -- Creativity and giftedness -- Where is the study of intelligence heading? -- Recommended resources -- References.
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