Practical intelligence : nature and origins of competence in the everyday world

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Practical intelligence : nature and origins of competence in the everyday world

edited by Robert J. Sternberg and Richard K. Wagner

Cambridge University Press, 1986

  • : pbk.

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Includes bibliographies and indexes

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Description

The purpose of this book is to present a broader view of intelligence than simply that which is defined by performance in intelligence tests, and to document the importance of intelligence not only in schools but in everyday life, including both job-related and domestic settings. Practical Intelligence brings together 15 chapters by distinguished experts in the field. It includes four main parts, plus introductory and concluding chapters. The first part deals with intelligence as it operates in job-related settings. The second part deals with intelligence as it operates in other, everyday settings. The third part deals with the development of practical intelligence over the lifespan. The fourth part deals with the relations between practical intelligence, on the one hand, and culture and society, on the other. The chapters represent a diversity of theoretical and methodological perspectives. Together, they offer a comprehensive overview of the current state of thinking about practical intelligence.

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  • NCID
    BA00689683
  • ISBN
    • 0521302536
    • 0521317975
  • LCCN
    85028942
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    x, 386 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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