Making of Intelligence

Name: Making of Intelligence
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ISBN: 9780231120050

ISBN-10: 0231120052

ISBN-13: 9780231120050

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Authors: Ken Richardson

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What do we mean when we describe a person as intelligent? The concept of intelligence wields a powerful influence on research dealing with the brain and on how individuals progress in society. Yet, remarkably, there is no scientific consensus about the meaning of intelligence. In The Making of Intelligence Ken Richardson looks at how intelligence has been characterized and measured in the past, explores current trends in our understanding and uses of the concept, and predicts what form these trends will take in the future. He argues that intelligence is not solely predetermined by such factors as genes and environment; it is also created by self-organizing interactions within evolved…

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List price: $32.00
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 5/1/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 218
Size: 5.91" wide x 9.06" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.682

Ken Richardson is Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Human Development and Learning at the Open University, U.K. He is the author of Understanding Psychology, Understanding Intelligence, Models of Cognitive Development,and Origins of Human Potential.



Preface



The Many Faces of Intelligence



IQ: The Misconstruction of Intelligence



Does Biology Hold the Key? Searching Biology for Intelligence



Computations and Connections



Intelligent Systems



Constructive Intelligence



Social intelligence



The Intelligent Brain


Epilogue: Promoting Human Intelligence


Index