Intelligence: A Very Short Introduction
by Ian J. Deary | Education | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0192893211 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0192893211 Global Overview for this book
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Synopsis:
Is there such a thing as general intelligence? What happens to intelligence in old age? Are intelligence tests useful? Why have IQ scores risen over the last 50 years?
Ian J. Deary takes readers with no knowledge about the science of human intelligence to a stage where they can make informed judgements about some of the key questions about human mental abilities. He discusses different types of intelligence, and what we know about how genes and the environment combine to cause these differences; he addresses their biological basis, and whether intelligence declines or increases as we grow older. He charts the discoveries that psychologists have made about how and why we vary in important aspects of our thinking powers.
Is there such a thing as general intelligence? What happens to intelligence in old age? Are intelligence tests useful? Why have IQ scores risen over the last 50 years?
Ian J. Deary takes readers with no knowledge about the science of human intelligence to a stage where they can make informed judgements about some of the key questions about human mental abilities. He discusses different types of intelligence, and what we know about how genes and the environment combine to cause these differences; he addresses their biological basis, and whether intelligence declines or increases as we grow older. He charts the discoveries that psychologists have made about how and why we vary in important aspects of our thinking powers.
