What Intelligence Tests Miss The Psychology of Rational Thought

Name: What Intelligence Tests Miss The Psychology of Rational Thought
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ISBN: 9780300164626

ISBN-10: 0300164629

ISBN-13: 9780300164626

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Authors: Keith E. Stanovich

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Critics of intelligence testswriters such as Robert Sternberg, Howard Gardner, and Daniel Golemanhave argued in recent years that these tests neglect important qualities such as emotion, empathy, and interpersonal skills. However, such critiques imply that though intelligence tests may miss certain key noncognitive areas, they encompass most of what is important in the cognitive domain. In this book, Keith E. Stanovich challenges this widely held assumption. Stanovich shows that IQ tests (or their proxies, such as the SAT) are radically incomplete as measures of cognitive functioning. They fail to assess traits that most people associate with "good thinking," skills such as judgment and…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 2/23/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 328
Size: 0.62" wide x 0.93" long x 0.08" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English