Intelligence: a Very Short Introduction

Name: Intelligence: a Very Short Introduction
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ISBN: 9780192893215

ISBN-10: 0192893211

ISBN-13: 9780192893215

Edition: 2001

Authors: Ian J. Deary

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People value their powers of thinking and most of us are interested in why some people seem to drive a highly tuned Rolls Royce brain while others potter along with a merely serviceable Ford Fiesta. This Very Short Introduction describes what psychologists have discovered about how and why people differ in their thinking powers. The book takes readers from no knowledge about the science of human intelligence to a stage where they are able to make judgements for themselves about some of the key questions about human mental ability differences. Each chapter deals with a central issue that is both scientifically lively and of considerable general interest, and is structured around a diagram…

Book details

List price: $11.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/7/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 148
Size: 4.29" wide x 6.85" long x 0.39" tall
Weight: 0.286
Language: English



Preface


List of illustrations


A word about correlation



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 you up your Mum and Dad': 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?



Twelve angry men: Getting experts to agree about human intelligence differences


Further Reading


Index