Screen LibraryIntelligence : a very short introduction /
For people with little or no knowledge of the science of human intelligence, this volume takes readers to a stage where they are able to make judgments for themselves about the key questions of human mental ability. Each chapter addresses a central scientific issue but does so in a way that is livel...
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford : |
| Publication Dates: | 2001. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Very short introductions ;
39 |
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| Summary: |
For people with little or no knowledge of the science of human intelligence, this volume takes readers to a stage where they are able to make judgments for themselves about the key questions of human mental ability. Each chapter addresses a central scientific issue but does so in a way that is lively and completely accessible. Issues discussed include whether there are several different types of intelligence, whether intelligence differences are caused by genes or the environment, t e biological basis of intelligence levels, and whether intelligence declines as we grow older. |
| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Carrier Form: | xiv, 132 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780192893215 (paperback) : 0192893211 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | BF431 |
| CLC: | B848.5 |
| Call Number: | B848.5/D285 |
| Contents: | To see 'g' or not to see 'g': How many types of intelligence are there? -- Ageing and intelligence: senility or sagacity? What happens to mental abilities as we grow older? -- Brainy? Why are some people cleverer than others? -- 'They f- you up your Mum and Dad' (Larkin): Are intelligence differences a result of genes or environments or both? -- The (b)right man for the job: Does intelligence matter? -- The lands of the rising IQ: Is intelligence changing generation by generation? -- Eleven (not-so- ) angry men (and women): Psychologistsactually agree about human intelligence differences. |