The science of human intelligence
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The science of human intelligence
Cambridge University Press, 2024
2nd ed
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Human intelligence
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"Earlier edition authored by the late Earl B. Hunt as: Human intelligence, published in 2011."--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In this revised and updated edition of Hunt's classic textbook, Human Intelligence, two research experts explain how key scientific studies have revealed exciting information about what intelligence is, where it comes from, why there are individual differences, and what the prospects are for enhancing it. The topics are chosen based on the weight of evidence, allowing readers to evaluate what ideas and theories the data support. Topics include IQ testing, mental processes, brain imaging, genetics, population differences, sex, aging, and likely prospects for enhancing intelligence based on current scientific evidence. Readers will confront ethical issues raised by research data and learn how scientists pursue answers to basic and socially relevant questions about why intelligence is important in everyday life. Many of the answers will be surprising and stimulate readers to think constructively about their own views.
Table of Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- List of boxes
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1. A brief voyage to the past
- 2. Basic concepts
- 3. Psychometric models of intelligence
- 4. Cognitive models of intelligence and information processing
- 5. Intelligence and the brain
- 6. The genetic basis of intelligence
- 7. Experience and intelligence
- 8. Intelligence and everyday life
- 9. Introduction to the scientific study of population differences
- 10. Sex differences and intelligence
- 11. Intelligence and aging
- 12. Intelligence in the world
- 13. Enhancing intelligence
- 14. A final word
- References
- Index.
by "Nielsen BookData"