Handbook of intelligence : theories, measurements, and applications
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Handbook of intelligence : theories, measurements, and applications
（A Wiley-Interscience publication）
Wiley, c1985
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Includes bibliographies and indexes
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Description
This is the first work to cover the entire field of intelligence - from historical beginnings through conceptual and practical development to the latest research. Experts in the field describe various theories on intelligence from a historical perspective. Then, they discuss methods of measurement and controversial issues concerning the use of intelligence tests in clinical and educational fields. The final chapters cover the application of intelligence tests in every possible area.
Table of Contents
- THEORIES: Genetic Determinants of Intelligence
- Cognitive Approaches to Intelligence
- Neurological Foundations of Intelligence
- Genetic Epistemology and the Development of Intelligence
- General Intelligence: An Integration of Factor, Test, and Simplex Theory
- The Structure- of-Intellect Model
- Remodeling Old Models of Intelligence
- Intelligence: A Life-Span Developmental Perspective
- MEASUREMENTS: The Validity of Tests of Intelligence
- Environment and IQ
- The Controversy Related to the Use of Intelligence Tests
- Infant Intelligence and Its Assessment
- Clinical Assessment of Children's Intelligence with the Wechsler Scales
- New Directions in Intelligence Testing: The Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children
- Mental Measurement of Minority Group Children
- Transcultural Intellectual Assessment: Performance by Hispanics on the Wechsler Scales
- Toward a Psychology of Giftedness: A Concept in Search of Development
- Assessment of Mentally Retarded Individuals
- Group Tests of Intelligence
- APPLICATIONS: Intelligence and Mental Health
- Clinical Applications
- Clinical Uses of the WAIS-R: Base Rates of Differences Between VIQ and PIQ in the WAIS-R Standardization Sample
- Educational Applications of Intelligence Testing
- Index.
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