UID:
almafu_9961294063502883
Format:
1 online resource (xiv, 507 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
0-511-99382-X
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1-283-05542-2
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9786613055422
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0-511-78130-X
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0-511-99161-4
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0-511-99259-9
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0-511-98882-6
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0-511-98700-5
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0-511-99062-6
Content:
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, receiving a Lifetime Contribution award from the International Society for Intelligence. Human Intelligence 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.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Jul 2016).
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The issue of intelligence -- The tests -- On theory -- Psychometric theories -- Taking intelligence beyond psychometrics -- The mechanics of intelligence -- Intelligence and the brain -- The genetic basis of intelligence -- Environmental effects on intelligence -- What use is intelligence? -- The demography of intelligence -- Summary and prospectus.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-70781-1
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-88162-5
Language:
English
